More than half of the world population lives in the cities and around one billion in poor urban
areas. These numbers are projected to increase, while Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with …

This paper underscores the need for detailed data on health and disaster risks for sub-
Saharan African cities, particularly for their informal settlements. Systems that should …

Inadequate urban sanitation disproportionately impacts the social determinants of women's
health in informal settlements or slums. The impacts on women's health include infectious …

Background Dhaka City, the capital of Bangladesh, has experienced rapid and unplanned
urbanization over the past few decades. This process has brought significant challenges to …

This paper reviews the literature on health in the informal settlements (and “slums”) that now
house a substantial proportion of the urban population in Africa, Asia and Latin America …

This paper provides an assessment on the structural living conditions of selected
government-subsidized low-cost housing settlements in the City of Cape Town and the …

Background The four common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 80% of
NCD-related deaths worldwide. The four NCDs share four common risk factors. As most of …

The world became mainly urban in 2007. It is thus timely to review the state of knowledge
about urban health and the current priorities for research and action. This article considers …

Background As a result of poor economic opportunities and an increasing shortage of
affordable housing, much of the spatial growth in many of the world's fastest-growing cities is …

Abstract The United Nations Children's Fund has labeled street children as children in
difficult circumstances, which represent a minority population that has been under …