People living in slums face several challenges to access healthcare. Scarce and low-quality public health facilities are common problems in these communities. Costs and prevalence of catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) have also been reported as high in studies conducted in slums in developing countries and those suffering from chronic conditions and the poorest households seem […]
Lessons on community participation in research on intimate partner violence and HIV in an informal settlement in Kenya from ARISE PhD student Beate Ringwald. Read more ALIV[H]E Framework https://salamandertrust.net/resources/alivhe-framework/ “ALIV[H]E in Action” – case studies from the MENA Region, Botswana and India https://salamandertrust.net/news/alivhe-in-action-case-studies-booklet-out/
The aim of this presentation is to describe lessons from community involvement in research on intimate partner violence and HIV in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya using the ALIV[H]E framework. Download presentation
Accountability structures and mechanisms in health care can improve health system performance & service delivery and inform policy. Download poster
Objectives of this study were to present data collection and analysis of social accountability actors and networks, where social actors derive power; and interests of the actors. Download poster
For the large population living in Nairobi’s informal settlements, the long-term effects of COVID-19 pose a threat to livelihood, health, and wellbeing. For those working in the informal sector, who are the lifeblood of the city, livelihoods have been severely supressed by COVID-19 restrictions such as curfews, pushing many into further poverty. This article draws […]
One in three urban dwellers now live in precarious, marginalised areas, including informal spaces; this is an estimated 881 million people in low- and middle-income countries. People living and working in informal urban spaces face interconnected challenges, including multiple intersecting health risks and vulnerabilities, and complex, fluid governance arrangements, involving a mix of actors, with […]
Much of the current discussion on safeguarding comes from the perspective of the humanitarian sector, and direct service provision and implementation. Additionally, researchers working in global health also experience safeguarding challenges, and research funders and donors require assurance that safeguarding processes and policies are developed and implemented to protect participants and researchers, yet governance in […]
Alfred Itunga and Beate Ringwald, LVCT Health blog, June 2020 It is Friday evening, at 10 pm. Our children whose bedtime has long passed are still playing in the background. This is when we, Alfred* and Beate** meet online to discuss our work. It is not the usual time for work meetings. But nothing is […]
Introduction Dr Tom Wingfield is Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Physician at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He is part of the COVID-19 response in Liverpool and the UK. He has previously worked in informal settlements in Peru, Nepal and Mozambique. Here are short answers to questions put to him from Slum/Shack Dwellers […]
