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20 Απρ 2023 · Today, WHO is launching the Health Inequality Data Repository, the most comprehensive global collection of publicly available disaggregated data and evidence on population health and its determinants. The repository allows for tracking health inequalities across population groups and over time, by breaking down data according to group ...
Health disparities are huge in cities In Glasgow, male life expectancy ranges from 66.2 years in Ruchill and Possilpark to 81.7 years in Cathcart and Simshill – a difference of 15.5 years. In London, when travelling east from Westminster, each tube stop represents nearly one year of life expectancy lost according to the findings of the London Health Observatory.
23 Μαΐ 2024 · Health equity. Equity is the absence of unfair, avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically or by other dimensions of inequality (e.g. sex, gender, ethnicity, disability, or sexual orientation). Health is a fundamental human right.
Social determinants of health. The social determinants of health (SDH) are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems include economic policies and ...
24 Μαΐ 2021 · Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world. This Q&A examines the links between gender and health, highlighting WHO’s ongoing work to address gender-related barriers to healthcare, advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity, and achieve health for all.
24 Δεκ 2020 · This will be a major focus in 2021, along with a new Global Diabetes Compact, and a campaign to help 100 million people quit tobacco. We also saw the devastating impact of the pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, economic security, and fear and uncertainty on people’s mental health the world over.
17 Αυγ 2001 · Across the globe, indigenous peoples as well as peoples of African descent, Roma and other ethnic minorities experience stigma, racism and racial discrimination. This situation often increases their exposure and vulnerability to risk factors and reduces their access to quality health services. The result is that these populations often experience poorer health outcomes. This has been evidenced ...
26 Ιουν 2024 · Every day, millions of people, often from the most marginalized populations in society, struggle to access health services and achieve positive health outcomes. A critical challenge to making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) comes from persistent barriers to accessing health services, as noted in WHO’s 13th General Programme of Work. Reaching the General Programme of Work’s ...
4 Οκτ 2024 · Many factors combine together to affect the health of individuals and communities. Whether people are healthy or not, is determined by their circumstances and environment. To a large extent, factors such as where we live, the state of our environment, genetics, our income and education level, and our relationships with friends and family all have considerable impacts on health, whereas the ...
2 Μαΐ 2022 · Refugees and migrants often face worse health outcomes in countries of transit and destination due to barriers including language and cultural differences, institutional discrimination and restricted use of health services. Social, political and economic exclusion can result in poverty, homelessness and exploitation, which can create a higher ...
