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ArticleGlobal health action

National health inequality monitoring: current challenges and opportunities.

Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Nicole Bergen, Anne Schlotheuber, Ties Boerma

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  18. A City Surveillance System for Social Health Inequalities: The Case of Barcelona.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  20. A Scoping Review of Approaches to Improving Quality of Data Relating to Health Inequalities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 authors.

Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoora Department of Information, Evidence and Research , World Health Organization , Geneva , Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7322-672X
Nicole Bergenb Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Canada.
Anne Schlotheubera Department of Information, Evidence and Research , World Health Organization , Geneva , Switzerland.
Ties Boermac Department of Community Health Sciences , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada.

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World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

National health inequality monitoring needs considerably more investment to realize equity-oriented health improvements in countries, including advancement towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Following an overview of national health inequality monitoring and the associated resource requirements, we highlight challenges that countries may encounter when setting up, expanding or strengthening national health inequality monitoring systems, and discuss opportunities and key initiatives that aim to address these challenges. We provide specific proposals on what is needed to ensure that national health inequality monitoring systems are harnessed to guide the reduction of health inequalities.

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Global HealthHealth Status DisparitiesHealth EquityHumansPublic Health SurveillanceHealth equityhealth inequalityhealth information systemsmonitoringMonitoring Health Inequality in IndonesiaSustainable Development Goals

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PMID29460696
PMCPMC5827767

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