Health and inequality
Most data on health status and access to health services are published as national averages. In recent years a number of papers have demonstrated large differences between regions, social groups, sex and so forth within countries. They argue that this information is essential to assess the performance of the health system. There has been a considerable amount of progress in the development of methods to measure these inequalities. However, there are major debates about how to identify the inequalities most relevant for policy-makers.
- Monitoring health equity in the MDGs: a practical guide
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This guide is a joint publication by the Centre for International Earth Science Information Network and UNICEF. It is designed for researchers, programme staff, and policymakers who are interested in monitoring maternal and child health within a country in a way which is sensitive to equity issues.
Recommended readings
- Poverty and health sector inequalities
- ( A. Wagstaff / World Health Organization , 2002)
- What evidence is there of inequalities in health between the poor and non-poor, and what are the consequences for the poor of health care expenses? This article, which forms part of a series of ‘Theme...
- Reducing health inequalities in developing countries
- ( D. R. Gwatkin / World Bank , 2002)
- What does current thinking tell us about trends in health inequalities and methods for reducing such inequalities? This is the central question addressed by D. Gwatkin of the World Bank in an article ...
- The bitterest pill of all: the collapse of Africa's health system
- ( C. Simms; M. Rowson; S. Peattie / Save the Children Fund , 2001)
- World leaders are discussing a multi-billion dollar package of initiatives aimed at tackling major diseases in poor countries. However, economic crisis and unsuccessful reforms in the past two decades...
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- Inequalities in childhood malnutrition in developing countries
- ( E. Van de Poel;A. R. Hosseinpoor;N. Speybroeck / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health , 2008)
- This study, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, reports on socioeconomic inequality in childhood malnutrition in developing countries, with the intention of providing evidence ...
- Economic growth does not necessarily translate into improvements in child survival
- ( Save the Children Fund , 2008)
- This Save the Children report considers why millions of children under the age of five continue to die every year, even though proven remedies and practical measures are available to help save them. I...
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