Urban Health in Developing Countries

The impact of urbanization on the health of citizens in developing countries has received increasing attention recently. This book addresses the problems in an integrated way, looking in detail at both the problems themselves and the action and research necessary to alleviate them. It includes contributions from leading practitioners and advisors to many of the main international agencies and presents the latest thinking of those institutions. It also presents recent information on research findings, the management and financing of urban health services and trends in urban health policy. Case studies examine major initiatives in cities as diverse as Santiago, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Kampala and Bombay.

Trudy Harpham, Marcel Tanner

Preface; Chapter 1 Urbanization and Health in Developing Countries - a Review of Some Trends, Trudy Harpham, Marcel Tanner; Chapter 2 Linkages for Urban Health - the Community and Agencies, Diana R Silimperi; Chapter 3 Features and Determinants of Urban Health Status, Marcel Tanner, Trudy Harpham; Chapter 4 Organizing and Managing Urban Health Services, Nick Lorenz, Paul Garner; Chapter 5 Research on Urban Health - the Priorities and Approaches, John R Seager; Chapter 6 Costing and Financing Urban Health and Environmental Services, Margaret Thomas, Barbara McPake; Chapter 7 How the World Health Organization Supports Urban Health Development, Greg Goldstein, Allessandro Rossi-Espagnet, Iraj Tabibzadeh; Chapter 8 Urban Health - an Emerging Priority for the World Bank, Robert Hecht; Chapter 9 The Evolution of UNICEF's Activities in Urban Health, R Padmini; Chapter 10 USAID's Experience in Urban Health and Directions for the Future, Holly Fluty; Chapter 11 A Decade of GTZ's Experience in Urban Health, Fred Merkle, Uli Knobloch; Chapter 12 Non-governmental Organizations - at the Interface between Municipalities and Communities, Sarah J Atkinson; Chapter 13 View from the Slums of Asia - the Experience of a Christian Missionary Group, Michael Duncan, Christian Auer; Chapter 14 Action and Research in Urban Health Development - Progress and Prospects, Marcel Tanner, Trudy Harpham;