The body of scientific literature on slum map** employing remote sensing methods has
increased since the availability of more very-high-resolution (VHR) sensors. This improves …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health challenge that is expected to
disproportionately burden lower-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the coming …

Information about rapidly changing slum areas may support the development of appropriate
interventions by concerned authorities. Often, however, traditional data collection methods …

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious pubic health concern and known to have the
adverse effects on mother's perinatal wellbeing; and child's physical and cognitive …

Parasites found in the human gastrointestinal tract can be largely categorized into two
groups, protozoa and helminths. The soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides …

Informal settlements are the most common form of urbanization on the planet, accounting for
one-third of the total urban form. It is expected that by the mid twenty-first century, up to three …

The Sustainable development goals (SDG) aim for reducing poverty (SDG 1) and to upgrade
all slums (SDG 11). The first indicator in SDG 11 describes the proportion of the urban …

This paper examines the sustainability of urban development through the livelihood
conditions of slum dwellers in Bangladesh. The empirical data were collected through …

The term “slum” is difficult to define, but if we see one, we know it. Definitions for slums are
qualitative such as “areas of people lacking, for example, durable housing or easy access to …

Dengue occurred sporadically in Bangladesh from 1964 until a large epidemic in 2000
established the virus. We trace dengue from the time it was first identified in Bangladesh and …