Recommended reading
Writing about equity in health in east and southern Africa: a writing skills manual
Writing for equity in health
Authors:
R. Pointer; P. Norden; R. Loewenson; Teaching and Research Support Centre
Publisher:
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2008
Equity in health implies addressing differences in health status that are unnecessary, unavoidable and unfair. Equity-motivated interventions seek to allocate resources preferentially to those with the lowest health status. This means understanding and influencing the redistribution of social and economic resources for equity-oriented interventions, and understanding and informing the power and ability people have to make choices over health inputs and to use these choices for better health. [adapted from author]
This manual is intended to help writers develop writing skills and the ability to produce easily understood health information which can be disseminated to a diverse audience. This edition of the manual is a guide for producing scientific reports, peer-reviewed articles, EQUINET policy and discussion papers, briefs and reports.
The manual is made up of 7 modules including:
- Preparing to write
- Writing scientific papers
- Computer skills to aid writers
- Getting feedback and revising your drafts
- Publishing in peer-reviewed journals
- Writing an EQUINET paper
- Writing a EQUINET meeting report
Step by step guidelines are provided on the writing process including planning and structure and how to write specific sections of the paper such as: abstracts, executive summary, methodology, conclusion and how to get published.
