COVID-19 pandemic: a unique opportunity to 'build back fairer' and reduce health inequities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
East Mediterr Health J
; 27(3): 217-219, 2021 Mar 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1158926
ABSTRACT
Evidence has shown that some of the major causes of health inequities arise from the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, in addition to a wider set of forces and systems shaping individuals' and societies' health and well-being. Such conditions are known as the 'social determinants of health'. However, efforts to address these determinants have remained challenging and unsatisfactory in many parts of the world, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Policies to contain the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have further exposed and amplified the existing and even created new dimensions in social and health inequities, as we elaborate further below. Meanwhile, the pandemic offers a unique opportunity to tackle inequities and build back fairer.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Equity
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
2021.27.3.217
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