Maternity Services in Wales

A new report on the maternity services in Wales has just been released. You can find the report by clicking here for the English language version and here for the Welsh language version.

CMO Annual Report – Wales, smoking & health inequities

The Annual Report of the Chief Medical Offficer for Wales has now been published. Dr. Tony Jewell, CMO, points out that health inequalities remain significant for Wales, and that smoking is an important factor in this. CMO Annual Report. BBC Wales news report

WHO document on health equity

You can view the full PDF of Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action of the social determinants of health by the Commission of Social Determinants of Health, WHO.  This report sets out ”to marshal the evidence on what can be done to promote health equity, and to foster a global movement to achieve it.”

Social Determinants of Health Report – WHO

http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/ 

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.