Slums are a challenge for controlling the pandemic. Strengthening their fragile healthcare provision would help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics.
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Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick
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Assistant Professor of Strategy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Warwick
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Professor of Work and Employment, University of Warwick
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Professor of Medicine in Society, University of Warwick and South Africa Research Chair in Health Policy and Systems, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Warwick
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Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Hilary Marland is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of History, University of Warwick
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University of Warwick
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ESRC Doctoral Research Fellow in International Political Economy, University of Warwick
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Network Fellow, Edmond J Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University and Professor of Business Ethics, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Leverhulme Research Fellow, University of Warwick
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Professor of Information Systems Management, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of International and European Politics, University of Warwick
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PhD Candidate in Sustainability, University of Warwick
