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    Tag: urban health

    A social-ecological systems approach to dengue-chikungunya-zika in urban coastal Ecuador

    Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are facing an unprecedented crisis of co-occurring epidemics of dengue fever, chikungunya and… Read more “A social-ecological systems approach to dengue-chikungunya-zika in urban coastal Ecuador”

    September 13, 2016September 15, 2016 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Non-communicable diseases in urban India: Challenges for public health

    Mareike Kroll & Frauke Kraas University of Cologne, Germany Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, pose an increasing public health challenge in urban India,… Read more “Non-communicable diseases in urban India: Challenges for public health”

    July 19, 2016July 18, 2016 by UGEC Viewpoints

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