COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, practices and needs of households in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Background: Urban slums are at high risk of COVID-19 transmission due to the lack of basic
housing, water, and sanitation facilities. Overcrowded conditions make quarantine measures …
housing, water, and sanitation facilities. Overcrowded conditions make quarantine measures …
[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 and the social determinants of health and health equity: evidence brief
World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
Executive summary The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are
born, grow, work, live, and age and people's access to power, money and resources. The …
born, grow, work, live, and age and people's access to power, money and resources. The …
Agent-based computational epidemiological modeling
The study of epidemics is useful for not only understanding outbreaks and trying to limit their
adverse effects, but also because epidemics are related to social phenomena such as …
adverse effects, but also because epidemics are related to social phenomena such as …
[HTML][HTML] COVID-19, poverty and inclusive development
The COVID-19 epidemic provides yet another reason to prioritize inclusive development.
Current response strategies of the global community and countries expose a low level of …
Current response strategies of the global community and countries expose a low level of …
Describing, modelling and forecasting the spatial and temporal spread of COVID-19: A short review
J Arino - Mathematics of Public Health: Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Springer
SARS-CoV-2 started propagating worldwide in January 2020 and has now reached virtually
all communities on the planet. This short review provides evidence of this spread and …
all communities on the planet. This short review provides evidence of this spread and …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on Venezuelan migrants' access to health: A qualitative study in Colombian and Peruvian cities
P Zambrano-Barragán, SR Hernández, LF Freier… - Journal of Migration and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research seeks to understand how COVID-19 has affected access to healthcare among
migrants in Latin American cities. Using ethnographic research methods, we engaged with …
migrants in Latin American cities. Using ethnographic research methods, we engaged with …
[HTML][HTML] The value of mitigating epidemic peaks of COVID-19 for more effective public health responses
DAM Villela - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
The emergence of SARS-Cov-2 virus in Wuhan, China, in December of 2019 led to a local
epidemic that rapidly spread to multiple countries in the world, placing remarkable …
epidemic that rapidly spread to multiple countries in the world, placing remarkable …
Habitat vulnerability in slum areas of India–What we learnt from COVID-19?
UN-Habitat identified the present COVID-19 pandemic as 'city-centric'. In India, more than
50% of the total cases were documented in megacities and million-plus cities. The slums of …
50% of the total cases were documented in megacities and million-plus cities. The slums of …
Evaluating intervention strategies in controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread in care homes: An agent-based model
S Howick, D McLafferty, GH Anderson… - Infection Control & …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Background: Care homes are vulnerable to widespread transmission of severe acute
respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with poor outcomes for staff and residents …
respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with poor outcomes for staff and residents …
Vulnerability, neglect, and collectivity in Brazilian favelas: Surviving the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state's necropolitics
P Basile - Urban Studies, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequities and injustices in Brazil, seen in
the disproportionately detrimental impacts on favelas. State policy responses to the …
the disproportionately detrimental impacts on favelas. State policy responses to the …