Policy briefings on equity in health

2006

These six briefings on policy issues were developed as a deliverable for the WHO/European Commission joint project on equity in health (2006WHO03), which aims at improving health intelligence, building the capacity and know-how of policy-makers and practitioners on tackling socially determined health inequalities as part of health system performance.

How health systems can accelerate progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on child and maternal health by promoting gender equity

How health systems can address health inequities linked to migration and ethnicity

This briefing describes how, to tackle such health inequities, health systems must not only improve the services available to migrants and ethnic minorities, but also address the social determinants of health across many sectors.

How health systems can address health inequities through improved use of Structural Funds

How health systems can address inequities in priority public health conditions: the example of tuberculosis

Poverty, social exclusion and health systems in the WHO European Region

Rural poverty and health systems in the WHO European Region