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  1. Dodman D., Sverdlik A., Agarwal S., Kadungure A., Kothiwal K., Machemedze R., Verma S. (2023). Climate change and informal workers: Towards an agenda for research and practice. Urban Climate.<\/em> Available here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Agarwal, S., Banda, N., Dodman, D., Kadungure, A., Kothiwal, K., Machemedze, R., Malaya, W., Sverdlik, A., Verma, S., (2022). Prioritising Action on Health and Climate Resilience for Informal Workers. IIED, London. https:\/\/www.iied.org\/21036iied<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements (2020). Corburn C, Vlahov D, Mberu B, Riley L, Caiaffa TW, Rashid S, Ko, Patel S, Jukur S, Mart\u00ednez-Herrera E, Jayasinghe S, Agarwal S, Nguendo-Yongsi B, Weru J, Ouma S, Edmundo K, Oni T & Ayad H. Journal of Urban Health. <\/em>Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Zhang, C., Cao, X., Nagpure, A., & Agarwal, S. (2019). Exploring rider satisfaction with transit service in Indore, India: An application of the three-factor theory.\u202fTransportation Letters,\u202f11(8), 469-477. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Agarwal, S., Verma, S., Verma, N., Kothiwal, K & Goel. S (2018). When Indian Women Negotiate with Local Authorities to Improve Their Lives in a Slum. The Conversation. <\/em>Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Agarwal, S., Jones, E., & Verma, S. (2016). Migrant Adolescent Girls in Urban Slums India: Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges.\u202fIndian Journal of Youth & Adolescent Health 8-21. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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              1. Addressing Inequities in Urban Health: Do Decision-Makers Have the Data They Need? Report from the Urban Health Data Special Session at International Conference on Urban Health Dhaka 2015. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                1. Gupta, P., Singh, K., Seth, V., Agarwal, S., & Mathur, P. (2015). Coping strategies adopted by households to prevent food insecurity in urban slums of Delhi, India.\u202fJournal of Food Security<\/em>,\u202f3<\/em>(1), 6-10. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                  1. Agarwal S. (2014). Making the Invisible Visible. Infochange Agenda. <\/em>Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                    1. Agarwal, S., & Sethi, V. (2013). Nutritional disparities among women in urban India. Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 31(4), 531. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                      1. Roundtable on Urban Living Environment Research (RULER) (2011). David Vlahov, Siddharth Raj Agarwal, Robert M. Buckley, Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa, Carlos F. Corvalan, Alex Chika Ezeh, Ruth Finkelstein, Sharon Friel, Trudy Harpham, Maharufa Hossain, Beatriz de Faria Leao, Gora Mboup, Mark R. Montgomery, Julie C. Netherland, Danielle C. Ompad, Amit Prasad, Andrew T. Quinn, Alexander Rothman, David E. Satterthwaite, Sally Stansfield & Vanessa J. Watson. Journal of Urban Health. <\/em>Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                        1. Agarwal S. (2011). The state of urban health in India; comparing the poorest quartile to the rest of the urban population in selected states and cities. Environment & Urbanisation. <\/em>Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                          1. Agarwal S. (2011). The Invisible Poor. Health City Design. <\/em>Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                            1. Agarwal, S., Sethi, V., Srivastava, K., Jha, P. K., & Baqui, A. H. (2010). Birth preparedness and complication readiness among slum women in Indore city, India. Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 28(4), 383. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                              1. Schiffman, J., Darmstadt, G. L., Agarwal, S., & Baqui, A. H. (2010, December). Community-based intervention packages for improving perinatal health in developing countries: a review of the evidence. In Seminars in perinatology (Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 462-476). WB Saunders. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                1. Agarwal, S., Satyavada, A., Kaushik, S., & Kumar, R. (2007). Urbanization, urban poverty and health of the urban poor: status, challenges and the way forward. Demography India, 36(1). Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                  1.  Agarwal, S., Bhanot, A., & Goindi, G. (2005). Understanding and addressing childhood immunization coverage in urban slums.\u202fIndian Pediatrics<\/em>,\u202f42<\/em>(7), 653. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                    1. Agarwal, S., & Taneja, S. (2005). All slums are not equal: child health conditions among the urban poor.\u202fIndian Pediatrics<\/em>,\u202f42<\/em>. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                      Book Chapters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                      1. Agarwal, S., Kothiwal, K., Verma, S., Sharma, M. (2023). Impacts of COVID-19 on Public Health in Urban Slums in India and Lessons for the Future. In: Fazli, A., Kundu, A. (eds) Reimagining Prosperity. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-981-19-7177-8_16<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                                        1. Agarwal S., Kothiwal, K., Verma, S., Verma, N., Vishwakarma K. (2023) Perseverance in the Face of Water Scarcity in Hot Summer Seasons: A Case Study of Slum Communities in Indore, India. (Chapter 11), Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, Debnath Mookherjee et al. (Eds): Urban Transformational Landscapes in the City-Hinterlands of Asia. Springer Nature. ISBN: 978-981-19-8725-0. Available here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                                          1. Agarwal, S., Verma, S., Verma, N., Vishvakarma, K., & Kothiwal, K. (2021). Urban Vegetable Gardening Brings Greening to Slum Environment and Helps Mitigate Climate Change Effects. In AUC 2019 (pp. 73-85). Springer, Singapore. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                                            1. Agarwal, S., Verma, S., Kothiwal, K., Verma, N., & Vishvakarma, K. (2021). Slum Children-Youth Groups Demonstrate Zest, Collective Confidence, and Tenacity to Improve Access to Education and Self-development Opportunities. In AUC 2019 (pp. 137-148). Springer, Singapore. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                                              1. Montgomery, M. R., Balk, D., Liu, Z., Agarwal, S., Jones, E., & Adamo, S. (2016). Urban migration of adolescent girls: Quantitative results from developing countries. In\u202fInternational Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution<\/em>\u202f(pp. 573-604). Springer, Dordrecht. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                                                1. Agarwal, Siddharth. ” Health Disparities in Urban India: “. Slum Health: From the Cell to the Street, edited by Jason Corburn and Lee Riley, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2016, pp. 229-257. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                  Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                                  1. Agarwal, S., Kothiwal, K., Verma, S. (2022) From Risks to Resilience: Action Research into Informal workers\u2019 Health and Wellbeing in Indore, India. IIED, London. https:\/\/www.iied.org\/21151iied<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                    1. Urban Migration and Social Exclusion: Study from Indore Slums and Informal Settlements. (2016) Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                      1. Public-Private Mix: a Public Health Fix? Strategies for Health Sector Reform in South and Southeast Asia. (2007). Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                        1. Maternal and Newborn Care Practices Among the Urban poor in Indore, India- Gaps, Reasons and Potential Program Options. (2007). Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                          1. State of Urban Health in Delhi. (2007). Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                            1. State of Urban Health in Uttar Pradesh. (2006). Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                              1. State of Urban Health in Madhya Pradesh (2006). Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                1. State of Urban Health in Rajasthan.(2006). Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                  1. Technical Assistance to the Government of India for Urban Health Planning and National Guidelines (2004). Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                    1. Situational Analysis for Guiding USAID\/India and EHP\/India Technical Assistance Efforts in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India (2004). Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                      Recent presentations at National\/International Conferences and Advocacy Platforms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                      1. Presentation by Siddharth Agarwal and Kanupriya Kothiwal on \u201cPractical Strategies that can Improve Lives of Informal Workers and Settlement Dwellers\u201d presented at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, England. July 6th<\/sup> 2023. Available here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                      2. Poster Presentation by Kanupriya Kothiwal on \u201cUnderstanding access and adoption of family planning measures among the urban disadvantaged: Evidence from Indore City\u201d at 5th<\/sup> International Conference on Family Planning. Kigali, Rwanda. November 12th, <\/sup>2018.  Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                        1. Presentation by Siddharth Agarwal on \u201cNeighbourhood data and action for Health and Well-being in informal settlements\u201d at Panel Discussion on Climate change, health and well-being for cities and informal settlements in the Global South, IIED, London, UK. July 9th<\/sup>, 2018. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                          1. Presentation by Siddharth Agarwal on \u201cCommunity Model to Improve Slum Health in Smart Cities, Wards, Localities: Practical Learning from Programme in Indore and Agra. National Conference on Opportunities and Challenges to Achieve SDGs 5 and 6. FWTRC Diamond Jubilee, at GMC Gymkhana, Marine Drive, Mumbai. 6th<\/sup> May, 2017. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                            1. Addressing Challenges of Equitable Health, Nutrition and Well-being in a rapidly Urbanizing India: An Imperative for Government, NGOs and Citizens by Siddharth Agarwal. Public Health Lecture. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Delhi September 6 2013. Available here<\/a> \u2013  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                              1. Incrementalism in Addressing Challenges of Slums: Lessons from Urban Health Practice in India<\/a>, S Agarwal and International Conference on Urban Health, 2009, Nairobi. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                                                                                1. Presentation by Kanupriya Kothiwal on \u201cFactors Influencing Seasonal and Long-Term Migration to Cities: A Case Study of Indore, Central India\u201d at the 5th<\/sup> Asian Population Conference. 3rd<\/sup> August 2021. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                  1.  <\/em>Presentation by Kanupriya Kothiwal on \u201cLearning how Informal Workers in Indore Deal with Heat Stress\u201d at the 5th<\/sup> Asian Population Conference. 3rd<\/sup> August 2021. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                    1. Webinar on ‘Making Cities Belong to those who Build Them: Towards a More Inclusive Urbanization’ organized by Baha\u2019i Chair of Devi Ahilya University, Indore on 9th<\/sup> July 2020. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                      1. IUSSP panel on Family planning, fertility and urban welfare in the rapidly growing cities of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Policy implications. 13th<\/sup> November 2018.  Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                        1. Presentation by Siddharth Agarwal on \u201cBuilding an Investment Case for Slum\u202fUpgrading and Health-Promoting\u202fUrban Environments\u200b\u201d at Forum on Microbial Threats\u200b Urbanization\u202fand Slums: New Transmission Pathways to Infectious\u202fDiseases in the Built Environment, National Academies of Sciences, Washington D.C.\u202f\u200b13th<\/sup> December 2017. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                          1. Presentation by Siddharth Agarwal on \u201cPractical approaches towards equitable, sustainable health and wellbeing in smart cities\u201d at Building Bridges to Opportunity in Digital Economy. 8th<\/sup> October 2015. India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                            1. Presentation by Siddharth Agarwal on \u201cEquitable Approaches towards healthcare\u201d at Healthcare Leader\u2019s Forum. 4th<\/sup> March 2012. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                              1. Presentation by Siddharth Agarwal on \u201cHealth Inequalities in India’s Cities\u201d at The Urban Age Conference, Hong Kong. November 2011. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                                                                                                1. Sverdlik, A., Kothiwal, K., Verma, S., & Agarwal, S. (2023). Climate change, occupational and environmental risks facing informal workers and residents of informal settlements: Towards Resilience in Indore (India). Paper presented at DSA (Development Studies Association) 2023, University of Reading, United Kingdom. Available here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                2. Agarwal, S., Kothiwal, K., Verma, S., & Sharma, M. (2023). Lessons from slums during COVID-19 in Indore and Agra, India towards better preparedness for future pandemics. Population Medicine<\/em>, 5<\/em>(Supplement). Available here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                3. Kothiwal, K., Agarwal, S., & Verma, S. (2023). Women\u2019s collectives address health determinants in urban slums of Indore, India. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement). Available here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                4. Agarwal, S., Verma, N., Verma, S., Kothiwal, K., & Mandloi, N. (2021). Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPACR) among brick kiln workers in Indore, India. European Journal of Public Health. <\/em>Available here.<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                5. Agarwal, S., Verma, N., Verma, S., Vishvakarma, K., & Kothiwal, K. (2021). Vegetable gardening in slum homes for food security especially in COVID-19 and well-being in India. European Journal of Public Health.<\/em> Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                6. Agarwal, S., Kothiwal, K., Verma, S., Sharma, M., Sharma, C. B., & Verma, N. (2021). Effects of COVID-19 on maternal, child healthcare (MCH) services in slums: lessons from India. European Journal of Public Health. <\/em>Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                7. Agarwal, S., Sharma, M; Sharma, C B., Kothiwal K. (2021) Access to Abortion Services among Urban Poor Women during COVID-19 Pandemic Induced Lockdown: Evidence from Agra, India. International Population Conference. 5th<\/sup>-10th<\/sup> December 2021. Abstract Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                8. Agarwal, S., Verma S., Sharma M., Sharma, C B., Verma, N., Kothiwal K. (2021) Challenges in Accessing Family Planning Services During COVID-19 Lockdown by Urban Poor: Evidence from Indore and Agra. International Population Conference. 5th-10th December 2021. Abstract Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                9. Agarwal S & Kaushik S (2021). Dynamics of Fertility and Family Planning among the Urban Poor in India: Findings from NFHS 2, 3 and 4. International Population Conference. 5th-10th December 2021. Abstract Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                10. Agarwal S., Verma S., Verma N., Kothiwal K (2020). Assessing and implementing practical ways to address slum health determinants: Learning from India<\/a>. European Journal of Public Health. <\/em> Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                11. Agarwal, S., Verma, S., Kothiwal, K., Verma, N. Vishvakarma. K. (2020). Local solutions by slum communities to deal with summer water scarcity: Learning from Indore, India. European Journal of Public Health. <\/em>Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                12. Agarwal, S., Verma, S., Verma, N., & Kothiwal, K. (2019). Understanding access and adoption of family planning measures among the urban disadvantaged: evidence from Indore city, India.\u202fGates Open Res<\/em>,\u202f3<\/em>. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                13. Jacobson, Audrey, Ray, Dipan, Moore, Ronnie, Agarwal, Siddharth (2013) Pharmacists and community partners collaborate to identify and address community health issues in the slums of Agra, India. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                14. Consultative program planning and participatory assessment for health programming in slums. Siddharth Agarwal, Dr, Mukesh Bhachawat, Arti Bhanot, Mani Gupta, Prabhat Jha, Praveen Jha, Sandeep Kumar, and Karishma Srivastava. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                15. Diversity in health challenges across cities in India: Need for context specific response<\/a>. S Agarwal, R Kumar, A Srivastava, S Kaushik, P Banerjee.: October 2009 Journal of Urban Health 86(3):437-438: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                  List of External Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                                  1. Global Report on Urban Health: Equitable, Healthier cities for Sustainable Development. World Health Organization & UN-HABITAT. 2016. Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                                    1. NUHM (National Urban Health Mission), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, May 2013 – Available here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                                                                                                      1. Draft Final Report of the Task Force to Advise the National Rural Health Mission on \u201cStrategies for Urban Health Care\u201d, May 2006 \u2013 Available here<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                                                                      2. National Urban Health Mission: Draft for Discussion, 2008. Available here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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