In the first paper in this Series we assessed theoretical and empirical evidence and
concluded that the health of people living in slums is a function not only of poverty but of …

Abstract The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System, managed by the
African Population and Health Research Center, has been in existence since 2002. After …

Objective To explore the barriers to and options for improving access to quality healthcare
for the urban poor in Nairobi, Kenya. Design and participants This was a qualitative …

Introduction Globally, the majority of births happen in urban areas. Ensuring that women and
their newborns benefit from a complete package of high-quality care during pregnancy …

Background: This study aims to analyze the public-private partnership (PPP) policy in
primary health care (PHC), focusing on the experience of the East Azerbaijan Province …

Objective: To determine whether the prevalence of stunting differed between an intervention
group and a control group and to identify factors associated with the children's linear growth …

Introduction Improving maternal and newborn survival remains major aspirations for many
countries in the Global South. Slum settlements, a result of rapid urbanisation in many …

Background Improving child nutritional status is an important step towards achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3 in develo** countries. Most child nutrition …

The world is becoming increasingly urban. Of the projected increase of 1· 1 billion in the
world population between 2010 and 2025, virtually all will be urban dwellers. 1 Urbanisation …

Background Knowledge of health care utilization is important in low-and middle-income
countries where inequalities in the burden of diseases and access to primary health care …