Tag Archives: Health Equity

Tracking progress towards universal coverage for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health: The 2017 Report (Countdown to 2030)

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Published online: February 2018 ISBN: 978-92-806-4921-5 Countdown to 2030 tracks coverage levels for health interventions proven to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality. It calls on governments and development partners to be accountable, identifies knowledge gaps, and proposes new actions to achieve universal coverage […]


Comment – Transgender health: an opportunity for global health equity

The Lancet, June 2016 Published online: 17 June 2016 Abstract / Resumen: The Lancet is publishing its first Series on transgender health. Transgender people live in all countries, but their acceptance by communities and freedom to live with their chosen gender identity or expression varies according to culture and society. This Series, led by Sam Winter […]


Moving forward monitoring of the social determinants of health in a country: lessons from England 5 years after the Marmot Review

Global Health Action, vol 9 (2016)
Published online: 25 February 2016


Advancing health equity to improve health: The time is now

CCDR: Volume 42S-1, Feb, 2016: Social Determinants of Health
Published online: 18 February 2016


Prioritizing action on health inequities in cities: An evaluation of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) in 15 cities from Asia and Africa

Social Science & Medicine, Volume 145, November 2015, Pages 237–242


Review Bringing stakeholders together for urban health equity: hallmarks of a compromised process

International Journal for Equity in Health, December 2015 14:38
First published online: 20 November 2015


Understanding the Role of Public Administration in Implementing Action on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequities

Int J Health Policy Manag, December 2015, 4(12), 795–798