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Health inequalities: a global perspective

Ciência & saude coletiva, 2017-07, Vol.22 (7), p.2097-2108 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2017 Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO ;COPYRIGHT 2017 Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO ;ISSN: 1413-8123 ;EISSN: 1678-4561 ;DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232017227.02742017 ;PMID: 28723991

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  • Title:
    Health inequalities: a global perspective
  • Author: Barreto, Mauricio Lima
  • Subjects: Developed Countries ; Developing Countries ; Global Health ; Health Status Disparities ; Humans ; Investigacion cientifica ; Investigaciones ; Socioeconomic Factors
  • Is Part Of: Ciência & saude coletiva, 2017-07, Vol.22 (7), p.2097-2108
  • Description: The objective of this article is to present health inequalities as a global problem which afflicts the populations of the poorest countries, but also those of the richest countries, and whose persistence represents one of the most serious and challenging health problems worldwide. Two components of global inequalities are highlighted: inequalities between groups within the same society, and inequalities between nations. The understanding that many of these inequalities are unjust, and therefore inequities, is largely derived from the inequalities that are identified between the various social groups of a given society. Inequalities between different societies and nations, while relevant and often of greater magnitude, are not always considered to be unjust. There have been several proposed solutions, which vary according to different theoretical interpretations and explanations. At the global level, the most plausible thesis has focused on improving global governance mechanisms. While that latter are attractive and have some arguments in their favor, they are insufficient because they do not incorporate an understanding of how the historical process of the constitution of the nations occurred and the importance of the position of each country in the global productive system.
  • Publisher: Brazil: Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO
  • Language: Portuguese;Spanish;English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1413-8123
    EISSN: 1678-4561
    DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232017227.02742017
    PMID: 28723991
  • Source: MEDLINE
    ProQuest Central
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