WHO implementation
WHO provided secretarial support to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), over the period 2004 to 2008, while working on the integration of social determinants of health and health equity into the Organization’s on-going work within Strategic Objective 7 of WHO's Medium-Term Strategic Plan for 2008-2013.
The following mandates from the WHO governing bodies outline the scope and mark the chronological progress of the work on social determinants of health in WHO.
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 a resolution supporting five action áreas for addressing the social determinants of Health:
- Adopt improved governance for health and development
- Promote participation in policy-making and implementation
- Further reorient the health sector towards promoting health and reducing health inequities
- Strengthen global governance and collaboration
- Monitor progress and increase accountability
Social determinants of health: outcome of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2011) EB130/15, Provisional agenda item 6.6
The Secretariat submits a report to the one hundred and twenty-fourth Executive Board describing the process and outcome of the resulting event, the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19–21 October 2011), and also summarizes progress on the implementation of resolution WHA62.14.
Reducing health inequities through action on the social determinants of health, EB124/9, Provisional agenda item 4.6 January 2009
The 124th WHO Executive Board (19-26 January 2009) proposes to the World Health Assembly a resolution on reducing health inequities and addressing social determinants of health.
Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Report by the Secretariat
The Report by the Secretariat to the Executive Board EB124/9, 124th Session, explains the background, the process, and the key findings of the Commission It also analyses the key recommendations with specific reference to future actions for WHO.
