Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements Posted on 04/11/2021 by David Waiganjo PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements November 2021 The informal settlements of the Global South are the least prepared for the pandemic of COVID-19 since basic needs such as water, toilets, sewers, drainage, waste collection, and secure and adequate housing are already in short supply or non-existent. Further, space constraints, violence, and overcrowding in slums make physical distancing and self-quarantine impractical, and the rapid spread of an infection highly likely. Download CONTRIBUTORS Head of Urbanization and Wellbeing Blessing Mberu Blessing is a Senior Research Scientist and Head of Urbanization… View Profile SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS No content found.