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Bookmark or Share- WHO releases the largest global collection of health inequality dataThe data from the repository show that, in just a decade, the rich-poor gap in health service coverage among women, newborns and children in low- and middle-income countries has nearly halved. They also reveal that, in these countries, eliminating wealth-related inequality in under-five mortality could help save the lives of 1.8 million children.
- Health inequities and their causes - World Health Organization (WHO)Health inequities are differences in health status or in the distribution of health resources between different population groups, arising from the social conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. Health inequities are unfair and could be reduced by the right mix of government policies.
- Determinants of health - World Health Organization (WHO)The determinants of health include: the social and economic environment, the physical environment, and; the person’s individual characteristics and behaviours. The context of people’s lives determine their health, and so blaming individuals for having poor health or crediting them for good health is inappropriate.
- More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health ...The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and...
- Health, Income, & Poverty: Where We Are & What Could HelpIt’s also clear that while low income contributes to poor health status, poor health can also contribute to lower income. Poor health can limit one’s ability to work, reduce economic ...
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