TechnologyApr 21
This is unusually strong evidence that architectural design itself can act as public-health infrastructure. The randomized trial connects passive cooling, insect screening, sanitation, smoke control, solar power and rainwater collection to measurable reductions in three major childhood diseases.
- Location
- 55 villages in rural Mtwara Region, Tanzania
- Organizations
- Ifakara Health Institute — Research partner; University of Oxford — Research partner; Royal Danish Academy — Architecture and research partner; Ecohomes Company Limited — Prefabrication and construction contractor
- Source
- Nature Medicine
