Health Equity: 12/03/11

Saturday, December 3, 2011

[EQ] Macro-Economic Commission on Health, Social Determinants and Health as a Right

Macro-Economic Commission on Health, Social Determinants and Health as a Right

The Commission on Macroeconomics and Health: 10 years on

Pamela Das,Udani Samarasekera

The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9807, 3 December 2011

Available online at: http://bit.ly/uKDqA7

“......Reflecting on how health should position itself, in a very different world 10 years on, he adds: “10 years ago the CMH had its impact by showing how better outcomes could drive and protect economic growth.
Today, the situation is very different. No-one believes that more investment in health is going to help solve the banking or sovereign debt crises, stabilise food prices or redress the inequities of globalisation. At the same time, peoples health remains vitally important as a measure of the success of policies in all these areas.............”

The Commission on Macroeconomics and Health: was it the right recipe?

Ronald Labonté, Arne Ruckert at: http://bit.ly/tKhaHj

Africa's health and the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health

Donald Kaberuka at: http://bit.ly/tXoAi5

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[EQ] Governing public hospitals. Reform strategies and the movement towards institutional autonomy

Governing public hospitals.
Reform strategies and the movement towards institutional autonomy

Edited by Richard B. Saltman, Antonio Durán and Hans F.W. Dubois
Observatory Studies Series No. 25, 2011
World Health Organization 2011, on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Available in English (PDF), 1.1 MB [278p.] at http://bit.ly/ugF5wi

“…..Governance of public hospitals in Europe is changing. Individual hospitals have been given varying degrees of semi-autonomy within the public sector and empowered to make key strategic, financial, and clinical decisions themselves. This study explores the major developments and their implications for national and European health policy.

The study focuses on hospital-level decision-making and draws together both theoretical and practical evidence. It includes an in-depth assessment of eight different country models of semi-autonomy, in the Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain.

The evidence that emerges throws light on the shifting relationships between public-sector decision-making and hospital-level organizational behaviour and will be of real and practical value to those working with this increasingly important and complex mix of approaches.

Content:

Introduction: innovative governance strategies in European public hospitals

PART I Hospital governance in Europe

Chapter 1 The evolving role of hospitals and recent concepts of public sector governance

Chapter 2 A framework for assessing hospital governance

Chapter 3 Mapping new governance models for public hospitals

Chapter 4 Conclusions and remaining issues

PART II Hospital governance in eight countries
Chapter 5 Czech Republic
Chapter 6 England
Chapter 7 Estonia
Chapter 8 Israel
Chapter 9 Netherlands
Chapter 10 Norway
Chapter 11 Portugal
Chapter 12 Spain

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[EQ] Eliminating Health Inequities: Every Woman and Every Child Counts

Eliminating Health Inequities: Every Woman and Every Child Counts

Women and children neglected in drive for equitable health for all

New report from the Red Cross and The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health calls for barriers to health services to be removed.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), November 2011

Website: http://bit.ly/sONyZt

PDF [44p.] English at: http://bit.ly/tQuFXP

“……The report paints a stark picture of global health inequities and focuses on women and children not only because many suffer undue hardship, but also because women are instrumental in improving the health of their children, families and communities.

The report contains a set of concrete recommendations for action by different stakeholders, including government, donors and civil society, to improve access to quality care and health information, and greater gender equality. The recommendations take a holistic approach, linking health inequities to poverty, gender bias, and human rights violations, which are in turn impact on education, transport, health, agriculture and overall well-being.

Success stories of social and political action in 10 countries around the world, including Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, Ecuador, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Austria, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Eritrea, are also highlighted….”

Content:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Focusing on women and children is a good place to start

The unique needs of women and children

Social inequities compound biological differences, exacerbating vulnerabilities

Double the risk and double the neglect: HIV and women who use drugs

Chapter 2. The time to act is now

Progress in reaching MDGs disguises burdens

Human rights is the framework to eliminate health inequities

Chapter 3. The scale of the problem: the dimensions of health inequities

Public health systems are both a cause and a solution to health inequities

Poverty amid current universal trends exacerbates health inequities

Public policies committed to equity present opportunities

Chapter 4. The Red Cross Red Crescent response

A holistic approach to health equity informed by human rights

Provide prevention, treatment, care and support when and where needed

Make reliable, accurate information available and encourage health-seeking behaviours

Promote gender equality, empower women and girls, and enlist the support of men and boys

Obstacles and opportunities

The way forward

References

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