Progress on the implementation of the Rio Political Declaration
The Executive Board of WHO has released its report on the progress on action on Social Determinants of Health. The report describes the main developments that have taken place since the World Conference in 2011. Tackling Social Determinants of Health is recognised as being a fundamental approach to the work of WHO and a priority area in the draft 12th WHO general programme of work 2014 - 2019
What are social determinants of health?
The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels.
Highlights
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20 May 2013
Social determinants of health discussed at the 66th World Health Assembly
Given the growing recognition of its importance, action on social determinants of health was again discussed at the recently concluded 66th World Health Assembly (WHA66) held May 20-28, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan reminded Member States that “factors that contribute to good health at low cost include a commitment to equity, effective governance systems, and context-specific programmes that address the wider social and environmental determinants of health.”
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14 May 2013
AFRO commits to implementing Health in All Policies approach
WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) gathered policymakers and experts from twelve Eastern and Southern African countries to discuss how Health in All Policies (HiAP) can be implemented at the national level in order to achieve health equity.
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4 February 2013
Health in the post-2015 development agenda: need for a social determinants of health approach
This is an informal document aiming at informing on how best to consider the social determinants of health aspects in the post-2015 global thematic consultations organized under the United Nations Development Group.
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6 December 2012
UN General Assembly Resolution (A/67/L.36)
The UN General Assembly approved on 6 December 2012 a land mark Resolution entitled Global Health and Foreign Policy. The resolution calls upon Member States and the UN to urgently and significantly scale up efforts to accelerate the transition towards Universal Health Coverage recognizing it should be based, inter alia, on the capacities for broad public health measures, health protection and addressing the social determinants of health through policies across sectors.
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27 July 2012
Final report of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health is now available
The WHO Conference Secretariat 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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24 May 2012
Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly Side Event
The United Kingdom government, in partnership with the World Medical Association (WMA) and the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), held a side-event that explored concrete mechanisms related to the role of health care providers.
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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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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.
