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Perspectives of Disaster Resilience in Africa: Towards a Participatory Framework for Conceptualising and Measuring Resilience in Malawi

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the concept of resilience as understood and operationalised by various humanitarian and climate resilience actors in Malawi. Findings revealed a fragmented understanding of resilience among stakeholders and highlight the need for participatory approaches, localised resilience assessments and context‐specific interventions ...
Zondiwe Mabilabo Jere, Desire Liness Ernest Mpanje, Lessah Mandoloma, Whytone Smart Fole, Bryer Mlowoka   +4 more
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Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation in Informal Settlements: A Gendered Perspective From the South African Multidimensional Poverty Index

Poverty &Public Policy, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Rapid urbanisation and persistent socio‐economic inequality continue to entrench multidimensional poverty within South Africa's urban informal settlements, with women and female‐headed households experiencing disproportionate deprivation. This study analysed primary household survey data collected in 2023 from 322 households across three ...
Adrino Mazenda, Stellah Lubinga, Hayley Boks, Moses Lubinga   +3 more
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Access to Water in the Slums of the Developing World [PDF]

According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), 924 million people lived in slums in 2001. Population growth in these settlements is much greater than in other urban areas.
Hulya Dagdeviren, Simon A. Robertson
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Waste Management Policies, Practices, and Public Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Unsanitary waste practices in developing countries increase disease risks by 2.1–3.1 times. This review demonstrates that integrating waste pickers, enforcing policies, and investing in circular systems can reduce health burdens by 30–50%, offering a clear path toward sustainable urban health.
Ashenafi Woldemichael Woime
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The relationship between food insecurity, purchasing patterns and perceptions of the food environment in urban slums in Ibadan, Nigeria

BMC Nutrition
Background Rapid urbanisation without concomitant infrastructure development has led to the creation of urban slums throughout sub-Saharan Africa. People living in urban slums are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity due to the lack of physical and
Temitope Ilori, Nicola Christofides, Laurel Baldwin-Ragaven   +2 more
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Inequities in Household Out-Of-Pocket Spending Among Urban Slum Dwellers in Southeast Nigeria

International Journal of Public Health
ObjectivesThis study examines the economic burden and inequities in out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPEs) to access healthcare in urban slums in Nigeria.MethodsThe cross-sectional study was undertaken in eight urban slums in Enugu and Anambra, Nigeria ...
Okechukwu Ozor, Chukwudi Nwokolo, Chukwudi Nwokolo, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha, Aloysius Odii, Aloysius Odii, Joseph Paul Hicks, Shushan Li, Uchenna Ezenwaka, Bryony Dawkins, Obinna Onwujekwe   +10 more
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Real Property Law and Mass Housing Needs [PDF]

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Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur våld i nära relationer konstrueras i den politiska debatt som äger rum i massmedia. För att kunna genomföra detta har vi valt ut och analyserat 25 debattartiklar. Studiens analysmetod utgörs av den kvalitativa
Björk, Amanda, Nyström, Lisa
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Child Brides in Africa: A Narrative Review on Effects, Gaps, and Interventions

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Child marriage, defined as union before age 18, affects millions of girls across sub‐Saharan Africa, with Niger, Chad, Mali, Guinea, and Nigeria recording prevalence rates of 40–76%. This review synthesises evidence on the prevalence, sociocultural and economic drivers, and health, psychological, and social consequences of child marriage in Africa ...
Olaoye Damilola Quazeem, Onaho Pascal Oghenekaro, Durojaye Aishat Bisoye, Okoro Chidinma Peace, Akindele Folasade Diana, Aina Jesutosin Oluwadara, Dibia Ermesto Oluwafemi   +6 more
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Challenges to Achieving Surgical Equity in Slums

International Journal of Public Health
There is a critical lack of surgical data on individuals who live in urban slums, which hampers the allocation of healthcare resources and the provision of preventative measures.
Rahul M. Jindal, Rahul M. Jindal, Rahul M. Jindal, Sushila Tiwari   +3 more
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Racialized Labor Intermediation: Managing the “Threat” of Kurdish Workers on Turkish Farms

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 381-392, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Farm labor intermediaries in Turkey have been at the heart of maintaining a precarious and low‐wage migrant labor force for capitalist agriculture since the 19th century. This labor force has been predominantly comprised of Kurds, a people racialized as “savage,” “racially impure,” and “traitors of the Turkish nation” since the beginning of ...
Deniz Duruiz
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