Health

The SHD works on urbanising the social determinants of health via interactions between urban and public health systems, informal work, and maternal and childcare practices; health-seeking behaviour of the urban poor; and the effects of climate change, housing, infrastructure, and built environment on health.

This work focuses on:

• Creating knowledge on non-communicable diseases, climate change, and health.
• Design, functioning, and governance of urban public health systems.
• Community behaviour in non-communicable disease care-seeking and treatment.
• Evaluating interactions between informal work, maternal and childcare practices, nutritional security, and employment outcomes.