Just another day in Nairobi’s Kibera slums. Slums are characterised by densely packed settlements with inadequate provision of services. Reuters/Noor Khamis We live in an urban century. Already more ...

The ‘neighborhood effect’ of slums could help to alleviate some of their associated health problems, a new, international study suggests. A new study suggests that the 'neighborhood effect' of slums ...

(AllHipHop News) Slum Village co-founder, T3, has founded a new organization with a mission to help raise the awareness of Black men’s health issues, particularly the importance of preventive, ...

Efforts to stem the impact of COVID-19 in low to middle income countries could be creating a health time bomb in their slum communities by deepening existing inequalities, according to an ...

Government-enforced social isolation can be devastating for the nearly 1 billion people around the globe currently dwelling in urban slums, where physical space is scarce and many rely on daily wage ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Perspectives on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in an Urban and Interconnected World." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018.

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A new study suggests that the 'neighbourhood effect' of slums could help to alleviate some of their associated health problems. A team of academics led by Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick ...