Abstract

Informal settlements, in addition to making up not a substantial proportion of urban populations, also present all the conditions for rapid spread: very high population density, scant access to water and sanitation, widespread poverty and inadequate health infrastructure. [...]favelas, barrios, slums and shantytowns seem to be the Achilles heel of many health systems, yet, political leaders in low- and middle-income countries have largely been silent about how they plan to face this significant but extremely important challenge. [...]the absence of formal governance in informal settlements does not equal a lack of governance.

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Title
COVID-19 and informal settlements: an urgent call to rethink urban governance
Author
S. Van Belle; Affun-Adegbulu, C  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Soors, W; Srinivas, Prashanth N; Hegel, G; W. Van Damme; Saluja, D; Abejirinde, I; Wouters, E; Masquillier, C; Tabana, H; Chenge, F; Polman, K; Marchal, B
Pages
1-2
Section
Commentary
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14759276
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01198-0
ProQuest document ID
2414742965
Copyright
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