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> From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, 09 March 2001 14:45
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> Subject: Article: International perspectives on health inequalities
> and po licy
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> International perspectives on health inequalities and policy
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> David A Leon, professor of epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and
> Tropical Medicine,
> Gill Walt, professor of international health policy, London School of
> Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
> Lucy Gilson, associate professor in health economics, Centre for Health
> Policy, University of Witwatersrand.
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> British Medical Journal BMJ 2001;322:591-594 ( 10 March, 2001)
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> Available online at: <http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/322/7286/591>
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> ".......Inequalities and inequities in health have long been central to
> the concerns of public health. Governments in several countries, including
> the United Kingdom, have recently shown renewed interest in tackling these
> issues. Concerted attempts have also been made to push them up the global
> health policy agenda, and at the same time international agencies and
> donors are giving priority to efforts to reduce poverty. In this article
> we provide an overview of the current debates around inequity,
> inequalities, poverty, and health, drawing together current international
> understandings of the problem. ........."
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