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By James Chavula
Women and children in Malawi risk of dying from smoky fumes of an everyday chore – cooking.
At least nine in 10 households cook using firewood and charcoal, shows the 2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census report. Their toxic fumes claim eight lives every minute globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Put the smoky fireplaces marked with three stones in minute kitchens without windows, the emissions can be deadly.