Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Challenges Faced by Poor Children and Adolescents Living in Urban Slums in Uganda

Summary

Although the consequences of urbanization on diverse socio-economic groups are well documented, how to address the health and development needs of the most vulnerable is poorly understood. An urban health assessment was conducted understand factors that contribute to poor nutrition/WASH among urban children and adolescents and the best approaches to addressing them. Approach: Desktop review of available literature, datasets, policies, programs, and practices plus a community case study was conducted in Katwe II slum.