A new study suggests that the 'neighbourhood effect' of slums could help to alleviate some of their associated health problems. A team of academics led by Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Perspectives on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in an Urban and Interconnected World." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018.

New Delhi: Delhi BJP functionaries, including MPs, MLAs and councillors, held protests in slum settlements across the capital against AAP govt over problems faced by people living in these areas. In a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The home Jose Nazare Braga built in the Rocinha shantytown is his life’s work, an investment that grew from a shack to a three-story building over 30 years. A restaurant and a ...

The High Court conducted a unique, "one-of-its-kind" review of the 1971 Act, hearing all stakeholders, moving beyond mere examination of its constitutional validity and identifying areas where it ...

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan accused the Congress government of neglecting slum residents in Khairatabad constituency and alleged ...

In 1991, the Government provided Manchester with a £30m pot of cash to revitalise its ailing housing stock, and it was ...