Commission on Social Determinants of Health - final report
Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health
Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others.Download the full report
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Executive summary
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VIDEOS OF LAUNCH EVENT AND INTERVIEWS
Press conference: Palais des Nations, Geneva
Video [streaming wmv, 00:20:59]
Who podcast featuring the Commission's Report
Play now - duration 00:07:48 [mp3 4.5Mb]
Interview with Sir Michael Marmott
Video [streaming wmv, 00:06:22]
Remarks to the press by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan
Sunday, 2 May 2010
WHO | Commission on Social Determinants of Health - final report
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