Flies without Borders: Lessons from Chennai on Improving India's Municipal Public Health Services

• Published in: The Journal of development studies Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 907 - 928
• Main Authors: Das Gupta, Monica, Dasgupta, Rajib, Kugananthan, P., Rao, Vijayendra, Somanathan, T. V., Tewari, K. N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 03.05.2020; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Borders; Child development; Cities; Developing countries; GOVERNANCE; Health indicators; Health problems; HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY; Health services; Health status; LDCs; Management; MUNICIPAL HEALTH; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; Public health; Public services; Slums; URBAN HOUSING; Vulnerability; South Asia; India; Urban; Governance; Public Administration; Health; Service Delivery; South Asia

India's cities face key challenges to improving public health outcomes. First, unequally distributed public resources create insanitary conditions, especially in slums - threatening everyone's health, as suggested by poor child growth even amongst the wealthiest. Second, devolving services...