Closing the Gap in a Generation Conference: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health
6 – 7 November, 2008
Live Webcast from London
Hosted by the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP, the International Conference on the work of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health will be webcast live from London.
Over 300 delegates from around the world, including ministers, leading policy makers, representatives of international organisations, business and civil society will gather in London to explore the recommendations made in the Commission's report.
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The conference will be streamed live in varying bandwidths so that they are accessible to as wide a global audience as possible. The event, along with some key interviews, will also be available to view until February 2009.
The conference will run from 09:00 on Thursday 6 November until 17.00 on Friday 7 November. It will be held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London SW1. There will also be a opening reception for delegates at 18.00 on Wednesday 5 November to be held at the centre.
Please note the conference is free of charge to attend and the proceedings will be in English
Aim
The aim of the conference is to share learning from the CSDH report and consider how these lessons can be applied to promote a social determinants of health approach to reducing health inequalities.
Objectives
- to learn from the issues arising out of the CSDH final report
- to share stakeholders experiences in work to reduce health inequalities
- to build partnerships across government and other agencies, research institutions, civil society and the private sector to develop a social determinants of health agenda.
- to consider how to take forward the Commission’s work , ensuring synergy with the World Health Organization's process.
Audience
The audience will draw from across the world and will include: national policy makers, leading experts and academics, representatives of international agencies, representatives of non governmental agencies and civil society and business leaders. Country partners that have supported the work of the Commission over the last three years will be invited.