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The World Health Organization World report on social determinants of health equity, released this week, is a landmark review of evidence-based strategies and policy recommendations to guide governments, civil society and international organizations in creating just and equitable health systems, but how much relevance do global recommendations have for Derry City & Strabane? Quite a lot, as it turns out.
"The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and intensified health inequities, dramatically illustrating how systemic inequalities place marginalized and vulnerable groups at disproportionate risk," says WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "The impacts reverberated beyond physical health to affect mental, social and economic well-being, highlighting the need for holistic and inclusive approaches to health equity."
We combed through the document and pulled out three key insights for everyone working to improve health in Derry and Strabane:
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