
Urbanization
More than half the world's population now resides in cities. Urbanization in low-income countries could offer billions of people better access to jobs and health-care services and a gateway to the world economy. To reap those benefits, those nations will have to confront the looming health and environmental challenges of urban life. This section examines the ways in which health and infectious diseases shape urbanization, but also the ways in which cities will define the future of global health.
Urbanization
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Bridging Health Gaps With Inclusive Urbanization
To tackle health disparities, the global health community must promote inclusive urbanization
The Africa We Want: Protecting Health and Livelihood
Deepening economic integration to boost intra-African trade requires an equal investment in public health structures
Religion and COVID-19—Keeping Faith in the Battle Against Coronavirus
Faith leaders and their organizations can and should serve as crucial allies in the fight against COVID-19—and many are
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Shifting Front Lines in West Africa
Leveraging community health promoters to protect vulnerable populations against COVID- 19 and other threats in Nigeria
Religion and COVID-19—Keeping Faith in the Battle Against Coronavirus
Faith leaders and their organizations can and should serve as crucial allies in the fight against COVID-19—and many are
I Am an ER Doctor in New York City
The unseen mental and emotional cost of the COVID-19 pandemic—chronicled in the journals of one emergency physician