Search Tag: health equity
2025 21 Jul
Health disparities persist across global healthcare systems, particularly within primary care. These inequities often stem from systemic factors such as socioeconomic status, race, geography and digital exclusion. Artificial intelligence presents a potential catalyst for transformation, offering the means to improve diagnostic accuracy, extend...Read more
2025 17 Feb
Change is an inevitable aspect of life, including in healthcare. As the sector evolves to tackle new challenges, policies must also advance to ensure equitable care for all. However, implementing effective policies is complex and requires advocacy and ongoing evaluation. Many communities and healthcare sectors remain underserved, leading to outdated...Read more
2025 28 Jan
A community health needs assessment (CHNA) is a vital tool for identifying health priorities and guiding data-driven strategies to improve public health. CHNAs typically rely on data analysis to identify community health concerns. However, equitable CHNAs go beyond data collection, actively involving community members to address structural health...Read more
2025 19 Jan
Achieving equitable access to healthcare increasingly depends on innovative financial strategies. The rising cost of medical services and limited financial flexibility have rendered healthcare unaffordable for a significant portion of the population. Creative financing models can bridge this gap, enabling broader access to care while reducing...Read more
2024 17 Dec
The pursuit of equity in healthcare is not merely a moral imperative; it is a strategic necessity for improving outcomes across diverse patient populations. To achieve this, organisations must adopt long-term, holistic strategies that address systemic barriers and inequities in early talent development. By focusing on education, mentorship and...Read more
2024 17 Dec
The healthcare sector is undergoing a profound transformation, transitioning towards a consumer-driven model that places patients at the centre of their health journeys. In this new paradigm, patients are not merely recipients of care but informed health citizens empowered to make health choices. However, this shift comes with challenges that...Read more
2024 26 Nov
The digital health sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with its market value projected to exceed €773 billion ($815 billion) by 2030. As these innovations continue to reshape healthcare delivery, the traditional focus on return on investment (ROI) as the principal measure of success is being questioned. While financial metrics remain a...Read more
2024 28 Oct
Cancer research receives billions in investments annually, yet the allocation of these funds is far from equitable. While common cancers receive considerable attention, rare cancers and those disproportionately affecting marginalised communities remain severely underfunded. This lack of financial focus exacerbates health equity gaps and stifles...Read more
2024 07 Sep
In the European Union (EU), there are significant disparities in life expectancy between established member states (EMS) and new member states (NMS), with a particular gap in health outcomes related to avoidable mortality. Despite two decades of EU expansion, many NMS lag behind EMS in terms of healthcare access, quality, and preventive measures....Read more
2024 01 Sep
Health disparities have long been a critical issue in the U.S. healthcare system, disproportionately affecting racially and ethnically minoritised populations. Despite significant advancements in medical technology and care, these disparities continue to result in unequal access to healthcare services, poorer health outcomes, and increased economic...Read more
2024 29 May
AUTHORS Morenike Ayo-Vaughan Program Officer, Advancing Health Equity, The Commonwealth Fund Laurie C. Zephyrin Senior Vice President, Advancing Health Equity, The Commonwealth Fund A recent survey of 3,000 health care workers revealed that younger clinicians ages 18–29 — nurses, doctors, dentists,...Read more
2024 15 May
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly utilised in healthcare, offering potential for improved patient outcomes and streamlined clinical processes. Patient-facing conversational AI agents, such as chatbots, engage directly with patients for tasks like symptom diagnosis and appointment scheduling. Despite their benefits, concerns persist regarding...Read more
2024 19 Mar
The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition highlighted Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a central theme, emphasising its potential to revolutionise healthcare by detecting diseases earlier and improving outcomes. However, alongside excitement about AI's possibilities, concerns were raised by healthcare leaders regarding the potential exacerbation...Read more
2024 21 Feb
Statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe. My professional involvement with HIV goes back 30 years, to 1994 when I joined MSF-Belgium working on TB and HIV in Somalia. The world was a very different place; an HIV diagnosis was practically a death sentence, getting tested was a lengthy ordeal and treatment...Read more
2024 16 Feb
In a recent announcement, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Chief Health Officer at Google, and Monica Bharel, Clinical Lead in Public Health, have been honoured as Public Health Champions by the prestigious Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Karen DeSalvo: Leading the Charge for Health Equity A distinguished alumna of Harvard Chan, Dr....Read more
2023 28 Mar
Hospitals that invest in community health equity – eliminating disparities in health and the factors that contribute to the exclusion of groups – can boost the financial performance and organisational culture of hospitals. The study, published in NEJM Catalyst, pointed out that “by emphasizing health, not just health care, leaders of these hospitals...Read more
2022 11 Aug
Maria Romano, MSN, NP-C, vice president of health equity and medical informatics at Premise Health, recently was elected to serve as a board member on the Epic Advisory Steering Board dedicated to conversations about the social determinants of health. Social determinants of health are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, work,...Read more