Urban Health: 2030 and Beyond. In: Elaine O. Nsoesie and Blessing Mberu (Editors) Urban Health in Africa. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 341-348.

Abstract

In Urban Health: 2030 and Beyond, the authors Blessing Mberu and Elaine O. Nsoesie offer a forward-looking vision for the future of urban health across Africa. Building on the preceding chapters, they synthesize key trends such as rapidly growing urban populations, environmental stresses, social inequities, and technological opportunities and propose strategic pathways to foster healthy, equitable, and sustainable cities by 2030 and beyond. The chapter emphasizes systems-based governance, cross-sectoral collaboration, urban resilience, participatory planning, and inclusive health infrastructure. It outlines actionable policy recommendations, capacity-building priorities, and research agendas to guide stakeholders governments, researchers, civil society, and urban communities in shaping the next generation of African cities.