URBANISATION & DISEASE
Context
Urban growth globally has brought health concerns with poor nutrition, environmental stress, inequitable access, and new public health risks. Disease patterns in cities are shaped by housing, mobility, sanitation, and exclusion.
How We Do This Work
We analyze how urban planning intersects with public health, mapping risks, amplifying lived experiences, and designing inclusive solutions that improve resilience and service access in informal settlements and underserved urban areas. Some of our work is in the intersection of urbanization, infectious disease and mental health.
Why It Matters
Cities are both hubs of opportunity and sites of deep inequality. Without equity-focused planning, urbanisation becomes a driver of disease and exclusion. Our work ensures urban health systems respond to the most affected, migrants, the urban poor, and frontline workers.
Case Study
Mental Health and Disease Resilience in Urban Youth
As part of our work under The Raahat Project, our partnerships with urban institutions addressed rising mental distress among students navigating high-pressure environments, migration, and identity-related marginalization. Through community-led strategy and digital tools, we worked to increase resilience and improve health access in cities, linking urban health and mental well-being.