Telesphore Kabera
Biographic Data
| ID | 6939613 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Telesphore Kabera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Telesphore |
| FAMILY NAME | Kabera |
| SIGNATURE | KABERA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rwanda |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5172-3194 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Energy security as a crucial component of health infrastructure
Energy security, defined as the availability of reliable, clean, and sustainable energy necessary to ensure the continuous operation of health-care facilities, is essential for delivering safe and effective health care. Yet, it is rarely measured, financed, or governed as a component of core health infrastructure. Evidence from nearly a thousand hospitals shows that power outages were common, especially in lower-income settings, disrupting surger…
Comparison of Respiratory Health Impacts Associated with Wood and Charcoal Biomass Fuels
Our population-based observational data indicates that in Asia and East Africa there is a greater risk of ARI among children aged under 5 years living in wood compared to charcoal cooking households. These findings have major implications for understanding the existing health impacts of wood-based biomass fuel usage and may be of relevance to settings where charcoal fuel restrictions are under consideration
Investigating Cooking Activity Patterns and Perceptions of Air Quality Interventions among Women in Urban Rwanda
Household air pollution (HAP) from biomass cooking with traditional stoves is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide. Air quality interventions such as improved cookstoves (ICS) may mitigate HAP-related impacts; however, poor understanding of contextual socio-cultural factors such as local cooking practices have limited their widespread adoption. Policymakers and stakeholders require an under…
Indoor PM 2.5 characteristics and CO concentration in households using biomass fuel in Kigali, Rwanda
This paper reports the first research investigation in urban Rwanda of indoor PM2.5 and CO levels associated with biomass fuel cooking activities. The study included a survey of household and cooking activity among 40 biomass fuel households in Nyarugenge District, Kigali, together with air quality monitoring for particulate matter (PM) and carbon monoxide (CO) within those 20 households in which cooking was performed exclusively indoors. Polluta…
Investigating the Association between Wood and Charcoal Domestic Cooking, Respiratory Symptoms and Acute Respiratory Infections among Children Aged Under 5 Years in Uganda
Background : Household air pollution associated with biomass (wood, dung, charcoal, and crop residue) burning for cooking is estimated to contribute to approximately 4 million deaths each year worldwide, with the greatest burden seen in low and middle-income countries. We investigated the relationship between solid fuel type and respiratory symptoms in Uganda, where 96% of households use biomass as the primary domestic fuel. Materials and Methods…
Rwanda restores disappearing lakes with an innovative program
"Rwanda restores disappearing lakes with an innovative program." International Journal of Environmental Studies, 73(2), pp. 173–174
Impact and effectiveness of Rwanda’s National Domestic Biogas programme
The Rwandan Government’s National Domestic Biogas programme (NDBP), seeks to deliver renewable energy services to households across the country by promoting family-sized anaerobic (biogas) digesters on a large scale. The NDBP policy is implemented at different levels, from government and private contractors to households. We analysed the scheme, focusing on how policy was implemented across two districts, namely Kirehe and Kamonyi, and we intervi…
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Rwanda restores disappearing lakes with an innovative program
"Rwanda restores disappearing lakes with an innovative program." International Journal of Environmental Studies, 73(2), pp. 173–174
Impact and effectiveness of Rwanda’s National Domestic Biogas programme
The Rwandan Government’s National Domestic Biogas programme (NDBP), seeks to deliver renewable energy services to households across the country by promoting family-sized anaerobic (biogas) digesters on a large scale. The NDBP policy is implemented at different levels, from government and private contractors to households. We analysed the scheme, focusing on how policy was implemented across two districts, namely Kirehe and Kamonyi, and we intervi…
Indoor PM 2.5 characteristics and CO concentration in households using biomass fuel in Kigali, Rwanda
This paper reports the first research investigation in urban Rwanda of indoor PM2.5 and CO levels associated with biomass fuel cooking activities. The study included a survey of household and cooking activity among 40 biomass fuel households in Nyarugenge District, Kigali, together with air quality monitoring for particulate matter (PM) and carbon monoxide (CO) within those 20 households in which cooking was performed exclusively indoors. Polluta…
Investigating the Association between Wood and Charcoal Domestic Cooking, Respiratory Symptoms and Acute Respiratory Infections among Children Aged Under 5 Years in Uganda
Background : Household air pollution associated with biomass (wood, dung, charcoal, and crop residue) burning for cooking is estimated to contribute to approximately 4 million deaths each year worldwide, with the greatest burden seen in low and middle-income countries. We investigated the relationship between solid fuel type and respiratory symptoms in Uganda, where 96% of households use biomass as the primary domestic fuel. Materials and Methods…
Comparison of Respiratory Health Impacts Associated with Wood and Charcoal Biomass Fuels
Our population-based observational data indicates that in Asia and East Africa there is a greater risk of ARI among children aged under 5 years living in wood compared to charcoal cooking households. These findings have major implications for understanding the existing health impacts of wood-based biomass fuel usage and may be of relevance to settings where charcoal fuel restrictions are under consideration
Investigating Cooking Activity Patterns and Perceptions of Air Quality Interventions among Women in Urban Rwanda
Household air pollution (HAP) from biomass cooking with traditional stoves is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide. Air quality interventions such as improved cookstoves (ICS) may mitigate HAP-related impacts; however, poor understanding of contextual socio-cultural factors such as local cooking practices have limited their widespread adoption. Policymakers and stakeholders require an under…
Energy security as a crucial component of health infrastructure
Energy security, defined as the availability of reliable, clean, and sustainable energy necessary to ensure the continuous operation of health-care facilities, is essential for delivering safe and effective health care. Yet, it is rarely measured, financed, or governed as a component of core health infrastructure. Evidence from nearly a thousand hospitals shows that power outages were common, especially in lower-income settings, disrupting surger…
Energy and Environment Impacts (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Charcoal (2 works) · Confounding (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)