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- Title
COVID-19 pandemic: a unique opportunity to 'build back fairer' and reduce health inequities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
- Authors
Al-Mandhari, Ahmed; Marmot, Michael; Ghaffar, Abdul; Hajjeh, Rana; Allen, Jessica; Khan, Wasiq; El-Adawy, Maha
- Abstract
The authors reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to address issues on health inequalities in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Topics include the social determinants of health, the Commission on Social Determinants of Health created by the World Health Organization Regional Director of Eastern Mediterranean, and the risks facing internally displaced persons (IDP), refugees, and migrants.
- Subjects
MEDITERRANEAN Region; SOCIAL determinants of health; UNEMPLOYMENT; HEALTH services accessibility; SOCIAL justice; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; ACCESS to information; POVERTY; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 3, p217
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.26719/2021.27.3.217