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Meeting the Health Needs of the Urban Poor in African Informal Settlements
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Merkel S et al. 2007
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Jane Otai, Program Manager for Jhpiego/Kenya’s Urban Slums Programs, traveled to Ghana in 2007 at the request of the Urban Institute and USAID. She helped evaluate and advise the USAID-funded Community-based Health Planning and Services program on how to adapt a rural-based primary health care program to an urban slum setting. To assist the team in their preparation for that technical assistance, Jhpiego prepared a background document on the health challenges of urbanization in Africa. Jhpiego found that urban slums communities all over Africa – and worldwide – face exceptional and unique difficulties in obtaining quality health care. Lessons learned and successful community-based strategies are discussed in this report.
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