Rural to Urban Migration: Cardiovascular Health Risks Assessed in Lima, Peru

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Rural to Urban Migration: Cardiovascular Health Risks Assessed in Lima, Peru
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Jaime Miranda

JAIME MIRANDA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Peru

The consequences of migration from rural to urban areas in Peru has provided an opportunity for studying the impact of a radically altered lifestyle and diet upon health. Jaime Miranda is investigating the disease patterns among migrants from the Andes Mountains and the Amazon Jungle regions of Peru in the capital, Lima. He discussed his group’s investigation with Peter Goodwin.

[audio:https://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/global_health/070418_jaime_miranda.mp3]
2 comments
  • rural-urban migration is a emerging problems all around world.population shift due to seeking opportuinities for employment,opt for living standard with avalible facilities like motorable road,communication facilities,health and education facilities.
    Other sides of the coin,people suffer from crowding,slums and leads to illness,outbreak,obesity

    please reflect the reply.

  • sir,
    I have heard your interview with Peter Godwin on migration and I too is a student of Bachelor on Public health and I have some assignment on Global concern on Rural-urban migartion.
    Please do state me the following
    1.global situation
    2.SEARO situation
    3.Impact on health of the people
    4.types of illness occur
    Thanks
    My email address s_tenzin74@yahoo.com
    I am from Bhutan

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