Publications by authors named "Salma Halifa"
Introduction: The population of Africa set to reach 2 billion by 2050. There is therefore great demand for housing across the continent. Research on modified novel designs for housing is a priority to ensure that these homes are not sites of infection for diseases transmission such as malaria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudying the health benefits of improved housing in rural Tanzania: challenges and progress.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
October 2023
Article Synopsis
- Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa need affordable and healthy homes because the population is growing quickly.
- There are many health problems linked to bad housing, especially diseases that can make children sick, like malaria and diarrhea.
- A project in Tanzania showed that new house designs could help keep people healthier, but the team faced challenges while building and testing one of these houses in another part of the country.