Key Highlights
- ALLEN EGENUSE Mobility, pollution, housing, access to basic services, and the availability of public spaces — issues usually discussed as civic concerns — are now driving public health outcomes in Bengaluru, said speakers at the second edition of Bengaluru Debates, a quarterly dialogue series held on January 10.
- Health in cities is increasingly being determined long before people enter hospitals or clinics, and is linked to how cities are planned, built, and governed, said the participants.
- The quarterly dialogue series is aimed at fostering informed public debate by bringing together citizens, policymakers, practitioners, and civil society actors.
- It is hosted by the Bangalore International Centre (BIC) and Janaagraha.
- Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said the city’s rapid expansion had brought lifestyle stress, long commutes, pollution, and pressure on water systems, all of which were contributing to a rise in non-communicable diseases and mental health challenges.
