Major efforts where made during the COVID-19 pandemic to generate regular and reliable data. The authors argue this should be replicated for other diseases and become a policy focus for urban public health in India.

Cities bore the brunt (and some misplaced blame) of COVID-19 in India. Systemic issues, such as overcrowded and unsanitary slums, congested streets, and air pollution, made them the hotspots of infection.

Cities bore the brunt (and some misplaced blame) of COVID-19 in India. Systemic issues, such as overcrowded and unsanitary slums, congested streets, and air pollution, made them the hotspots of infection. However, the pandemic lays a path to finally get cities right. It  revived the need for debate around why cities matter and how they […]