Urban Health

SLURC Projects (click on a project for more details)

• Future Health Systems: Delivering Effective Health Services
• ESRC Shock Tactics Urban Health Futures in the Wake of Ebola
• ARISE: Accountability and Responsiveness in Informal Settlements for Equity
• AT 2030: Life Changing Assistive Technology for All
• The Role of Social, Cultural and Environmental Factors in Improving Ebola Virus Disease Response and Resilience: Exploring the Potential of Community-Based Initiatives
• Urban Malaria Research Project 
• Rapid Anthropological Assessments of COVID-19 Impacts on Trust & Behaviours in Communities in Sierra Leone
• The Gendered Dimensions of COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Study from Freetown, Sierra Leone

Background
There exists a significant knowledge gap around the social determinants of health in informal settlements. Moving beyond a purely spatial, GIS-oriented assessment of health services and infrastructure is critical for developing targeted and effective policies and interventions that address health issues in informal settlement communities; one of the primary drivers of urban risk and vulnerability.

Priority areas

• Community strengthening for healthy inclusive cities
• Urban health emergencies and risks
• Health facilities, access & treatment patterns
• Urban health governance and policy

For further information on this research program, kindly contact Dr. Joseph M. Macarthy (Executive Director) on
Tel: +23279684818 or
Email: jmacarthy@slurc.org