Media Advisory: April 20 Launch of the Health Inequality Data Repository database

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17 April 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY

Launch of the Health Inequality Data Repository database

When: 20 April 2023 13:00 – 14:15 CEST

Where: in the following webinar. https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/04/20/default-calendar/launch-of-the-health-inequality-data-repository

Who:

Welcome: Samira Asma, Assistant Director General, Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact Division, WHO

Overview of the Health Inequality Data Repository: Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Lead, Health Equity Monitoring, Department of Data and Analytics, WHO

Demonstration of the Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT) v5.0: Health Inequality Monitoring team

Panel Discussion:

Open session for Questions: Moderated by Devaki Nambiar, Health Inequality Monitoring, Department of Data and Analytics, WHO

Closing remarks: Francesca Perucci, Assistant Director, United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

How: Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Why: The WHO Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW 13) states that “identifying health inequalities and their drivers is essential for achieving health equity and improving programme delivery”, calling for “strategic disaggregation of data through collection, analysis and reporting to better inform programmes.”

In high-income countries, hypertension is more common among men than women and obesity rates are similar among men and women. By contrast, in low-income countries, hypertension rates are similar among women and men but obesity rates are higher among women than men.

These, and other fascinating facts, are found in WHO’s new Health Inequality Data Depository (HIDR), which comes with a call on countries to monitor and analyze inequalities so they can improve health by adjusting health policies according to the latest data.

More details: Interested journalists can contact mediainquiries@who.int and we can arrange interviews with Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor or other participants.

LINK: Health Inequality Monitor (who.int)

Media contacts:

mediainquiries@who.int

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