Improvements in housing and housing conditions, control of pollution and improvement in water and sanitation go a long way to mitigating health risks. Land security and tenure is a foundation on which health can be built. Squatter settlements are often illegal but generally represent the only option open to poor people, migrant or local, in search or shelter. Informal settlements are rarely provided with basic social services.
Concrete and feasible actions that can be taken include:
Henck Arronstraat 60, Paramaribo, Suriname
P.O. Box l863, Paramaribo, Suriname, Tel.: +597 471-676;
Fax: +597 471-568
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