Reading Packs
A physician, Dr Siddharth Agarwal works in medicine, public health, community empowerment, urban health, and policy, and has provided technical support for governments for 35 years. He is Director, Urban Health Resource Centre; Advisor, WHO, SEARO, WHO Kobe, UN Habitat, Nairobi; Expert, Global Committees. He has been a featured speaker at global, national and state consultations and conferences in several countries, and is in the editorial board of the Journal of Urban Health.Introduction to the topic This is the third in the series of urban health reading packs. It builds on the urban heath reading pack A on the data and evidence available on urban health, and on the experiences and challenges of inter-sectoral responses outlined in reading pack B. This pack focuses on service provision within… Read more
Introduction to the topic The multi-dimensional nature of the factors affecting urban health is highlighted in the reading pack on data and evidence. Urban infrastructure such as housing, water and sanitation, green space, crime and security, transport and traffic planning, social welfare schemes, and health and education services have direct and indirect impacts on health…. Read more
Introduction to the topic The year 2007 marked a key event in urbanisation with more than half of the world’s population living in urban areas for the first time. This proportion continues to grow, and by 2050, 66 per cent of the world’s population are expected to be urbanites. This means an extra 2.5 billion… Read more