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Democracy, people and some burning questions

Type: 
Paper
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Mathura P Shrestha (President, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Nepal)
Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
This paper is prepared as a country-keynote to South Asian People’s Assembly 2008 (People SAARC 2000), July 18-20, 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: 
18 Jul 2008

A new Director General for WHO - an opportunity for bold and inspirational leadership

Type: 
Article
Author(s) and Title(s): 
David McCoy, Ravi Narayan, Fran Baum, David Sanders, Hani Serag, Jane Salvage, Mike Rowson, Ted Schrecker, David Woodward, Ron Labonte, Amit Sengupta, Arturo Qizphe, Claudio Schuftan, on behalf of the People’s Health Movement
Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
The Lancet
Date: 
24 Oct 2006

Summary - Civil Society's Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health

Type: 
Article
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Amit Sengupta (PHM-India)
Short Description: 

Published in October 2008

Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
Social Medicine
Website: 
http://www.socialmedicine.info

Civil Society's Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health

Type: 
Report
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Amit Sengupta (PHM-India) and Civil Society Facilitators
Short Description: 

Published in October 2008

Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
Commission on Social Determinants of Health

Social Medicine Journal

Type: 
Journal
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Matthew Anderson
Themes: 
Social aspects of medicine
Web Link: 
http://journals.sfu.ca/socialmedicine/index.php/socialmedicine/index
Short Description: 

An international, open-access, peer-reviewed academic forum for the development and promotion of Social Medicine.

Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
Social Medicine Portal
Website: 
http://www.socialmedicine.org

Unpacking economism and remapping the terrain of global health

Type: 
Article
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Matthew Sparke

Centre Europe - Tiers Monde (CETIM) Publications

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Type: 
Webpage
Author(s) and Title(s): 
CETIM
Short Description: 

The CETIM Publication The Right to Health and many other related documents in English, French and Spanish can be found at the CETIM website.

Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
CETIM
Website: 
http://www.cetim.ch

WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health Reports

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Type: 
Report
Author(s) and Title(s): 
WHO
Short Description: 

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) supports countries and global health partners to address the social factors leading to ill health and inequities. It draws the attention of society to the social determinants of health that are known to be among the worst causes of poor health and inequalities between and within countries. The determinants include unemployment, unsafe workplaces, urban slums, globalization and lack of access to health systems. Visit the CSDH pages.

Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
WHO

WHO World Health Statistics

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Type: 
Webpage
Author(s) and Title(s): 
WHO
Short Description: 

WHOSIS (WHO Statistical Information System) lets you access the most recent statistical data compiled by the WHO.
Visit WHOSIS.

Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
WHO

The Public Health Observatory Handbook of Health Inequalities Measurement

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Type: 
Book
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Roy Carr-Hill and Paul Chalmers-Dixon - edited by Jennifer Lin
Short Description: 

This handbook provides a comprehensive collection of material for those concerned to document and understand health inequalities. By Roy Carr-Hill and Paul Chalmers-Dixon, edited by Jennifer Lin. Download it here.

Publishing Information
Publisher Name: 
South East Public Health Observatory (SEPHO)
Website: 
http://www.sepho.org.uk
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