The Challenge of the Slums: Challenges and Opportunities in

The Challenge of the Slums: Challenges and Opportunities in Confronting the Challenge of Slums in Africa

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Malawian demographer Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu, founder and director of AFIDEP, the new African Institute for Development Policy in Nairobi, Kenya explores the challenges inherent in slum dwelling. He stresses a holistic approach to healthcare for the urban poor, one that focused as much on prevention – through improved nutrition and immunization against major childhood diseases – as on treatment. Series: "UC Berkeley Center for Global Public Health" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 18721]

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