Published 16/12/21

Child health in Lagos, Nigeria: Spatial patterning of diarrhoea

Diarrhoeal cases are concentrated in Lagos Island, Agege and Somolu areas. Risk factors include religion, paternal education, mother’s occupation, source…

Published 16/12/21

The linkages between exposure to solid waste dumpsites and health outcomes in African cities

Primary household exposure to dumpsites consistently predicts incidences of self-reported morbidities relating to diarrhoea/cholera and respiratory tract infections in Dakar Senegal…

Published 14/12/21

Biomedical waste management in Dakar

Senegal have ratified international treaties and developed legal frameworks, but Dakar continue to lack efficient chain for biomedical wastes disposal…

Published 13/12/21

Complexity in the therapeutic pathways available to city dwellers with mental health problems in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Due to lack of quick access to adequate treatment by patients with mental health disorders in Yaoundé, we ask: when…

Published 13/12/21

Who are the poor people, and how do they survive in Kigali’s informal urban settlements in Rwanda?

Urban poverty, as in Kigali, is not necessarily explained through poor access to clean water, unclean neighbourhoods, lack of safety,…

Published 13/12/21

Using an understanding of therapeutic landscape in hospital design

Potentials and opportunities of therapeutic landscape in psychological treatment settings, what to do: a study from Kigali city, Rwanda. For…

Published 18/03/21

Why the neighbourhood environment is critical for obesity prevention in India

This new study explores built environment correlates of overweight and obesity among adults in a South Asian context. For the…

Published 18/03/21

Enhancing urban green space quality for social and active ageing: Sydney, Singapore and Dhaka

The association between urban green space quality and older adult outdoor recreation may vary across contrasting community contexts, but few…

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