نتایج جستجو برای: informal settlement

تعداد نتایج: 45633  

Journal: :Public health nutrition 2000
A Dannhauser C Bester G Joubert P Badenhorst M Slabber A Badenhorst E Du Toit H Barnard P Botha L Nogabe

OBJECTIVE To determine the nutritional status and household resources of preschool children. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey. SETTING : Two informal settlement areas, Joe Slovo (JS) and JB Mafora (JBM) in Mangaung, near Bloemfontein, South Africa. SUBJECTS Preschool children (<72 months) of a randomly selected sample of households in JS (experimental) (n = 162) and JBM (control) (n = 186)...

2016
Kate Bohnert Anna N. Chard Alex Mwaki Amy E. Kirby Richard Muga Corey L. Nagel Evan A. Thomas Matthew C. Freeman

The provision of safely managed sanitation in informal settlements is a challenge, especially in schools that require durable, clean, sex-segregated facilities for a large number of children. In informal settlements in Nairobi, school sanitation facilities demand considerable capital costs, yet are prone to breakage and often unhygienic. The private sector may be able to provide quality facilit...

2006

3.1 LAND TENURE SECURITY AND LEGALIZATION............................................................... 8 3.1.1 Land Tenure Security and Legalization: Lessons Learned...........................13 3.2 IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE DELIVERY.............................................. 15 3.2.1 Infrastructure and Building Standards ............................................................

2011
Beatrice Olack Heather Burke Leonard Cosmas Sapna Bamrah Kathleen Dooling Daniel R. Feikin Leisel E. Talley Robert F. Breiman

Malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa contributes to high rates of childhood morbidity and mortality. However, little information on the nutritional status of children is available from informal settlements. During the period of post-election violence in Kenya during December 2007-March 2008, food shortages were widespread within informal settlements in Nairobi. To investigate whether food insecur...

Journal: :JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2010
Huma Qureshi Ambreen Arif Ejaz Alam Najma Qadir

OBJECTIVE To integrate informal registered medical practitioners (IRMP) in Directly Observed Therapy Short Course (DOTS) implementation to improve case detection rate. METHODS This interventional study was conducted in the settlement area of Malir district whereas New Karachi was taken as control, between February to November 2005. All registered healthcare providers within 5 kilometer around...

2011
Joanna Vearey

This article is a review of the PhD thesis undertaken by Joanna Vearey that explores local government responses to the urban health challenges of migration, informal settlements, and HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa. Urbanisation in South Africa is a result of natural urban growth and (to a lesser extent) in-migration from within the country and across borders. This has led to the development ...

2017
Ipsita Nita Chaudhuri

BACKGROUND Community-based processes addressing environment, housing, and health issues may decrease health inequities by addressing social, economic, and political health determinants more effectively. Yet little analysis of their effectiveness has been undertaken and their potential transfer to marginalized groups in rich country settings. In Europe, stark health inequalities are seen among t...

2017
Toyib Olaniyan Mohamed Jeebhay Martin Röösli Rajen Naidoo Roslynn Baatjies Nino Künzil Ming Tsai Mark Davey Kees de Hoogh Dilys Berman Bhawoodien Parker Joy Leaner Mohamed Aqiel Dalvie

BACKGROUND There is evidence from existing literature that ambient air pollutant exposure in early childhood likely plays an important role in asthma exacerbation and other respiratory symptoms, with greater effect among asthmatic children. However, there is inconclusive evidence on the role of ambient air pollutant exposures in relation to increasing asthma prevalence as well as asthma inducti...

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