Add to ORKGDespite carrying a high burden of disease, Gloria Langat points out that older people living in Nairobi’s slums are being overlooked in public health programmes. This post is part of our joint series with the Africa at LSE blog on Social Development Challenges for Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has traditionally had a low life expectancy due to the onslaught of the HIV...
ABSTRACTUganda's population is ageing, which comes with increased and varied burdens of disease and ...
The goal of this thesis was to provide evidence of a double burden of disease in the slums of Nairob...
A majority of urban residents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and other developing regions live in infor...
AbstractThis paper is based on data from focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews ...
BACKGROUND: Much of the focus on population ageing has been in high-income counties. Relatively less...
Levels of poverty and wellbeing among older people in poor, urban settings in Africa have been under...
Slum-dwellers lack several essential amenities (such as water, sanitation, and electricity) which ma...
BACKGROUND: With increasing urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa and poor economic performance, the gr...
Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-income countries. H...
Knowledge of the links between transport, mobility and poor people’s livelihoods and wellbeing in A...
Background: The world’s older population is increasing at an alarming rate. This comes up with sever...
Background: Besides confronting the challenges of a growing older population, developing countries a...
No society or government can offer total care for all elderly people in the population - no matter h...
The Urbanization, Poverty, and Health Dynamics research program was designed to generate and provide...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has traditionally had a low life expectancy due to the onslaught of the HIV...
ABSTRACTUganda's population is ageing, which comes with increased and varied burdens of disease and ...
The goal of this thesis was to provide evidence of a double burden of disease in the slums of Nairob...
A majority of urban residents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and other developing regions live in infor...
AbstractThis paper is based on data from focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews ...
BACKGROUND: Much of the focus on population ageing has been in high-income counties. Relatively less...
Levels of poverty and wellbeing among older people in poor, urban settings in Africa have been under...
Slum-dwellers lack several essential amenities (such as water, sanitation, and electricity) which ma...
BACKGROUND: With increasing urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa and poor economic performance, the gr...
Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-income countries. H...
Knowledge of the links between transport, mobility and poor people’s livelihoods and wellbeing in A...
Background: The world’s older population is increasing at an alarming rate. This comes up with sever...
Background: Besides confronting the challenges of a growing older population, developing countries a...
No society or government can offer total care for all elderly people in the population - no matter h...
The Urbanization, Poverty, and Health Dynamics research program was designed to generate and provide...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has traditionally had a low life expectancy due to the onslaught of the HIV...
ABSTRACTUganda's population is ageing, which comes with increased and varied burdens of disease and ...
The goal of this thesis was to provide evidence of a double burden of disease in the slums of Nairob...