The findings in this study suggest that approximately one in ten adolescents have elevated blood pressure across sub-Saharan Africa. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to improve preventive heart-health programs in the region.

More than 3 billion people do not have access to clean energy and primarily use solid fuels to cook. This paper urges efforts to accelerate the adoption of clean cooking fuels to improve air quality and avert child mortality associated with household air pollution.