Equity & Health
Auteur: Pan American Sanitary Bureau
Nombre de pages: 157 pages
ISBN: 9275122881, 9789275122884
Edition: Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization
Date de publication: Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization
Description: The Pan American Sanitary Bureau gathers information on, and examines issues relating to, the disparities in health conditions and services in the Americas, especially as they relate to socio-economic indicators such as education, income, class, ethnicity and race, geographic location and gender. The concept of equity has emerged as a guiding principle for the Bureau's work. The articles gathered in this publication discuss how this idea can underpin the Bureau's work at the operational level, and can be incorporated into technical co-operation activities. Many of the perspectives expressed in the collection come from conceptual work developed through the Bureau's ongoing work with collaborating institutions, such as the Rockefeller Foundation and the World Bank, as well as academic and professional bodies in the region.