Impact of Residential Mobility on Health Infrastructure Access, case study of Reghaia City inhabitants

Lila Chabane, CREAD

The city of Algiers, political, administrative and economic capital of the country, has experienced strong demographic growth; it currently has 3.8 million inhabitants, thus multiplying infrastructure and equipment needs: health, education, transport, work and above all that housing. Municipalities on the outskirts of Algiers have benefited from a vast social housing program and has contributed significantly to the residential movements of middle-class populations from the center to the periphery. (L. Chabane 2016). We assume that the existence of a discordance between the living areas and mobility of the city's inhabitants amplifies access difficulties to health and education services. We carried out an analysis of study area on the basis of data that we produced ourselves: monograph, household surveys, interviews (directive and semi-directive), etc. Two types of investigation will be carried out, the first on mobility and its determinants and the second on accessibility to the infrastructures concerned. Ending inequality and social segregation requires a multi-faceted approach, including urban planning, housing policies, and healthcare system reforms. It’s crucial to ensure that all individuals, regardless of where they live, can access the healthcare services they need.

Keywords: Internal Migration and Urbanization, Health and Morbidity, Inequality, Disadvantage and Discrimination, Families, Unions and Households

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