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Energy and health: One role for energy?
Good or basic health depends on various inputs including health
information, adequate time and resources for child and self care
and nutrition, healthy indoor and outdoor environments,
availability of medicines and adequate health care facilities among
others. On the other hand, energy drives most functions vital for
human survival and development. Energy exploitation interacts with
the environment and various socio-economic factors to affect health
negatively or positively. The use of low quality, traditional fuels
for example is closely linked to respiratory infections, adversely
affecting women and children, due to their gender roles. Modern
energy services and technologies on the other hand can increase the
range and improve the quality of services offered in health care
facilities. The use of manpower on the other hand, can take up time
for women and men, reducing time for self care and conflicting with
health care needs such as ante and post natal health care
seeking.
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