This article shortly underlines present development in health conditions of environment in city areas, stressing on matters of universal relevant to the condition of the downtrodden in view of changing environment and health concerns at the next millennium. The part of the authority in the matter of environmental health is emphasized; matters about administration for environmental health services talked and inter regional approaches for promotion and health advocacy in respect of environment highlighted. Implications for adaptation of strategies and capacity utilization are discussed for improving the health of the environment.

With huge urbanization happening on international scale, international concern and interest has focussed growingly on the state of human health and the environment in cities. Throughout the world, cities are increasing rapidly – the pace and the scale of present urbanization are not like that of similar to other period in history. The population of urban areas will likely to increase, having majority of the growth happening in countries of developing type. Presently, Asia and Africa have the low levels of urbanization, however are undergoing the major likely to explode growth rates in urban areas. It is thought that within the year 2025, more than five billion persons will reside in cities. So, the issue of improving the health of environment will likely to be a great issue. In the countries of developing type in the world, already, more than two hundred cities are there having populations of one million or more than that. Approximately, thirty to sixty per cent of the population in urban areas in is found to reside in houses of poor quality. In addition, problems of development and environment will emerge will threaten the total eco system.