Better health for the uncounted urban masses.

• Autores: Gordon McGranahan, David Satterthwaite
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 305, Nº. 3, 2011, págs. 62-62
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the poor health conditions of slums worldwide, insisting that conditions will not improve until governments take responsibility for the welfare of their impoverished residents. The article notes that the upwards of 800 million modern day slum dwellers face problems including crowding, unsafe drinking water, and bad sanitation. The article feels collaboration between governments, international agencies, and slum dwellers is the way to plan, execute, and maintain change.