Overview: Executive Summary of the

Report-2008(Commission on Social Determinants

of Health 2005)

Overview of Presentation

• Brief introduction• Brainstorming and photos observation• Recommendations of commission • Conclusion• Freelance observation

In 2005

In 2008Report

A new global agenda for Health Equity……???????

Reduce social injustice and unfairness on social determinants of health.

The commission calls for-closing the health gap in a generation.

How?Health equity through action on The social determinants of health

Brainstorming

Observe some pictures

COURTESY: WHO’S COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

COURTESY: WHO’S COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

COURTESY: WHO’S COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

COURTESY: WHO’S COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

COURTESY: WHO’S COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

COURTESY: WHO’S COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

COURTESY: WHO’S COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

COURTESY: WHO’S COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Your comments on pictures?

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Why Commission??

• For proposing recommendations to solve the problems/issues.

• For proposing recommendations to solve the problems/issues.

RecommendationsRecommendations

1. Improve Daily Living Conditions– Equity from the start– Healthy places healthy people– Fair employment and decent work– Social protection across the life-course– Universal health care

1. Improve Daily Living Conditions– Equity from the start– Healthy places healthy people– Fair employment and decent work– Social protection across the life-course– Universal health care

2. Tackle the Inequitable Distribution of Power, Money, and Resources– Health equity in all policies, systems, and

programmes– Fair financing– Market responsibility– Gender equity– Political empowerment –inclusion and voice– Good global governance

2. Tackle the Inequitable Distribution of Power, Money, and Resources– Health equity in all policies, systems, and

programmes– Fair financing– Market responsibility– Gender equity– Political empowerment –inclusion and voice– Good global governance

Recommendations /Guiding statements cont..Recommendations /Guiding statements cont..

3. Measure and Understand the Problem and Assess the Impact of Action– The Social Determinants of Health:• Monitoring, • Research, and • Training

3. Measure and Understand the Problem and Assess the Impact of Action– The Social Determinants of Health:• Monitoring, • Research, and • Training

Recommendations /Guiding statements cont..Recommendations /Guiding statements cont..

Is closing the health gap in a generation feasible?Is closing the health gap in a generation feasible?

• Yes, but is long term agenda for change, start at the beginning of life and acting through the whole life-course with policy level change.

• Actors for Action-– Multilateral agencies– WHO– National and local government

• Yes, but is long term agenda for change, start at the beginning of life and acting through the whole life-course with policy level change.

• Actors for Action-– Multilateral agencies– WHO– National and local government

Conclusion of the report:Conclusion of the report:

1. Reducing the inequities on social determinants of health,

2. Deliberate social injustice is kill people on grand scale.

1. Reducing the inequities on social determinants of health,

2. Deliberate social injustice is kill people on grand scale.

Freelance observationFreelance observation

• Social justice is an inherent part of the human being.

• Variation in health status of people, within and between the countries.

• It indicates inequities in health.

• Social justice is an inherent part of the human being.

• Variation in health status of people, within and between the countries.

• It indicates inequities in health.

• “Achieving health equity within a generation ”, it is seen too ambitious.

• Call for WHO and all governments rather than EDPS for limiting the inequities and social injustice, is sustainable thought.

• “Achieving health equity within a generation ”, it is seen too ambitious.

• Call for WHO and all governments rather than EDPS for limiting the inequities and social injustice, is sustainable thought.

Cont…Cont…

Thank You.

Floor is opened for discussion.