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McMaster Health Forum relaunches Health Systems Evidence website |
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Health Systems Evidence is intended to serve as a resource for policymakers, stakeholders and researchers. The new version of the online platform is available in seven languages, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. It offers advanced search functionalities that allow users to search the currently 2,000 records compiled in a continuously updated repository of syntheses of research evidence about health system governance, financial and delivery arrangements. Additional new elements include a comprehensive synonyms dictionary and monthly customized email alerts identifying new documents. |
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New report on the state of women's and children's health: "Eliminating Health Inequities: Every Woman and Every Child Counts" |
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A new report, published jointly by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), stresses the disproportionate impact of global health inequalities on women and children. Highlighting the ways in which social inequities compound biological differences and thereby exacerbate vulnerabilities, the report advocates a holistic, human-rights based approach towards the achievement of greater health equality. Illustrated by success stories from several countries around the word, three issue areas, namely access to quality care and health information, and greater gender equality, are identified as the starting points for concrete recommendations on political and social action.
The full report is available here.
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WHO creates Action:SDH to foster discussion on the social determinants of health |
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Following the recent World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio, WHO has created a virtual discussion platform aiming to sustain and reinforce discussion and debate regarding action on the social determinants of health. Supported by strong information content developed in collaboration with key WHO partners, the new platform is intended to serve as a clearing house for members from across government and society to share experiences and views. |
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Launch of the European Portal for Action on Health Inequalities |
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The new website was developed by EuroHealthNet in the framework of its EU-funded Joint Action on Health Inequalities project. Featuring a searchable database of projects and initiatives that are considered examples of good practice, the website aims to provide visitors with a wide range of information and tools that address health inequalities at the European, national and regional levels. |
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Africa 's demographic challenges - how a young population can make development possible |
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The Berlin Institute for Population and Development in cooperation with Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung (SW) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis has launched its EU funded study "Africa 's demographic challenges - how a young population can make development possible".
Against the backdrop of a rapidly growing population in Africa -the United Nations project that the continents' population might double by mid-century- the accompanying report investigates key questions such as possibilities to influence population growth and potential ways for Africa to maximize its development potential. |
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