Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

The Commission The Commission on the Social Determinants of Health in the Eastern Mediterranean was established in 2019 by the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean as an independent, expert Commission. The Commission has conducted an extensive review of health inequities in the Region and has produced a report "Build back fairer: achieving health equity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region". The report provides detailed analysis of the status of health inequities and a list of actionable recommendations. The work of the Commission puts social justice and health equity at the centre of all action to address the social determinants of health as shown in the figure below. Conceptual framework of the Commission's report  The Commission comprises regional and global experts in various field of health and development. The Commission is led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot from the Institute of Health Equity, University College London.  The list of members of the Regional Commission includes: Abdirisak Dalmar; Somali Research and Development Institute, Mogadishu, Somalia Adel Al Zayani, Human and Environment Affairs, Gulf Cooperation Council, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Anita Zaidi, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA Assad Hafeez, Health Services Academy, Pakistan Bagher Larijani, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran  David Bishai, Johns Hopkins University, USA Hoda Rashad, American University in Cairo, Egypt&nb...
Source: WHO EMRO News - Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news