Accountability in Urban Health
“More than half of the world’s people live in cities, with one in three of those living in low- and middle-income countries doing so in informal settlements, sometimes known colloquially as slums, with inadequate access to services and opportunities to shape decisions about their environment. Our research will support the people in our focal communities to claim their right to health.”
Professor Sally Theobald, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Principal Investigator, ARISE
Around the world, the number of people living in cities is growing rapidly. Transforming the lives of vulnerable people in informal urban settlements is vital to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This entails tackling complex, interrelated challenges of poor health, unequal access to services, insecurity and weak accountability. Rigorous research and evidence, combined with community engagement and ownership, must inform these efforts.
The ARISE Hub – Accountability and Responsiveness in Informal Settlements for Equity – is a new research consortium, set up to enhance accountability and improve the health and wellbeing of marginalised populations living in informal urban settlements in low- and middle-income countries.
Next month @lukejerram is working with @ARISEHub @LSTMnews in Bangladesh to run art workshops & restore this community centre of Dhaka. Excited to see its transformation!
Young leaders in Kenya's informal settlements are transforming urban planning to address climate challenges. Their efforts deserve recognition and support.
#WeAreVCA #GenerationRestoration
📷 Snapshots from the launch event for the book "Poverty, Gender and Health in the Slums of Bangladesh: Children of Crows," authored by Prof Sabina Faiz Rashid, at the @IDS_UK, held on 4 June 2024. The book was published by @routledgebooks UK.
@LenoreManderson @WitsUniversity @SohelaNazneen @BRACJPGSPH @ARISEHub "It's the power of the stories & how we learn about the lives of the women over time."
@sallytheobald of @LSTMnews closes this captivating event with final thoughts about the book & the challenges that remain for people living in informal settlements.
@ARISEHub @BRACJPGSPH
Professor @LenoreManderson of @WitsUniversity is providing reflections on the book, in particular providing the story of the origin of the title 'children of crows'.
@LenoreManderson @WitsUniversity "What struck me is the way you are thinking about health. It's about pollution, about the food they eat, whether you can get treatment... It is important to think about it wholistically."
@SohelaNazneen of IDS provides her reflections on Sabina's book. @BRACJPGSPH @ARISEHub
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Sabina F Rashid of @ARISEHub & @BRACJPGSPH is at IDS to launch her new book 'Poverty, #Gender & Health in the Slums of #Bangladesh: Children of Crows'.
Join online 👉https://www.ids.ac.uk/events/book-launch-poverty-gender-health-in-the-slums-of-bangladesh/
Our lovely ARISE comms team are getting ready for the start of today’s launch event at @IDS_UK for Sabina Faiz Rashid’s book ‘Poverty, Gender and Health in the Slums of Bangladesh’. Starting in 10 mins. Register to take part online: https://www.ids.ac.uk/events/book-launch-poverty-gender-health-in-the-slums-of-bangladesh/
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Or you can read the findings of an international consultation on safeguarding by our colleagues Surekha Garimella and Bintu Mansaray.
We also have advice on safeguarding in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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