Landmark conference ends with adoption of Rio Political Declaration
WHO convened a global conference on 19-21 October 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to build support for the implementation of action on social determinants of health. The conference brought together over 1000 participants representing 125 Member States and a diverse group of stakeholders. The event was attended among others by Michel Temer, Vice President of Brazil and Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General. On 21 October, 2011 participating Member States adopted the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health.
HIGHLIGHTS
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27 July 2012
Final Report of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health now available
The WHO Conference Secretariat has now put together the full Report of the World Conference (66 pages with color pictures). A 16 page summary Report is also available
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26 June 2012
World Health Assembly endorses the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health
A resolution endorsing the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health was adopted in May 2012 by WHO Member States at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland.
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26 May 2012
World Health Assembly adopts the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health
A resolution endorsing the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health was adopted in May 2012 by WHO Member States at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland.
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24 May 2012
Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly Side Event
The Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health produced at the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio, Brazil, in October 2011, identified five action areas for health to engage in to address the social determinants of health.
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13 February 2012
Outcome of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health
The Executive Board having considered the report on the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2011), recommends to the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly the adoption of the following resolution.
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21 January 2012
Outcome of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health
The Executive Board having considered the report on the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2011), recommends to the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly the adoption of the following resolution. Click on the above link for more information.
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28 November 2011
Conference summary now available
The WHO Conference Secretariat has put together a brief summary of the conference. A comprehensive report is also being prepared and will be available in spring 2012.
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9 November 2011
World Conference to be discussed at next Executive Board meeting
In January 2012, the WHO Executive Board will review the outcome of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health, including progress on the implementation of WHA resolution 62.14.
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6 November 2011
Videos from the conference
We have started building a video library to collect all the material that was screened and recorded during the conference, including interviews with participants. Watch the first few videos.
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21 October 2011
Member States adopt political declaration
125 participating Member States adopted the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health, pledging to work towards reducing health inequities by taking action across five core areas.
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20 October 2011
WHO launches web-based platform on social determinants of health
During the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health, WHO launched an innovative web-based platform - Action SDH - to facilitate discussion on how health equity could be improved through action on social determinants of health.
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19 October 2011
Final programme of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health
Ministries of health, WHO Regional Offices, UN partners and NGOs held a number of stakeholder events before and after the conference. All stakeholder events were open to conference participants as well as members of the public and journalists.
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6 October 2011
Interview with Dr Rüdiger Krech
The head of the Conference Secretariat discusses the importance of making this conference a success.
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4 October 2011
28 case studies published
We have put online 28 case studies presenting successful examples of policy action aiming to reduce health inequities. The case studies cover a wide range of issues, including conditional cash transfers, gender-based violence, tuberculosis programmes and maternal and child health.
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23 September 2011
Release of the Conference discussion paper
The WHO Discussion Paper 'Closing the gap: Policy into practice on social determinants of health was released. The paper is available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
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10 May 2011
World Conference on Social Determinants of Health
WHO convened a global conference on 19-21 October 2011 - World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (WCSDH) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to build support for the implementation of action on social determinants of health. Member States adopted the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health.
