Building the Knowledge Base on the Social Determinants of Health: Review of Seven Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

by WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Overview

In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the knowledge base on social determinants and how these influence health is sparse. This publication reviews the social determinants of health in seven countries of the region and represents a first step towards building a knowledge base that can inform policy and strategies related to social determinants and the health inequities arising from them. The publication also discusses some of the strategies that could be adopted to forward the agenda on social determinants of health and health equity in individual countries.

An EMRO Publication

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789290216322
Publisher:	World Health Organization
Publication date:	12/18/2008
Series:	WHO Regional Publications Eastern Mediterranean Series , #31
Pages:	87
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Table of Contents

Foreward; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1) Introduction; 1.1) The Commission on Social Determinants of Health; 1.2) Social determinants of health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region; 1.3) Approach and framework for analysis; 2) A regional perspective on social determinants of health; 2.1) Egypt; 2.2) Islamic Republic of Iran 2.3) Jordan; 2.4) Morocco; 2.5) Oman; 2.6) Pakistan; 2.7) Occupied Palestinian territory; 3) Building a knowledge base: the way forward; 3.1) Introduction; 3.2) Major findings; 3.3) From knowledge to action: a strategic framework; 3.4) Promising practices to tackle social determinants and health inequities in the Region