Monitoring inequality: an emerging priority for health post-2015

Monitoring inequality: an emerging priority for health post-2015

Editorials 591 The Millennium Development Goals focused on poverty and development and reducing inequalities between countries. 1 Progress was monitored through national averages without adequate attention to within-country inequality. The post-2015 sustainable development goals (SDG) stress " leaving no one behind " – with goal 10 specifically calling for the reduction of inequality, within an...

\"Internet of Things\": An Emerging Real-Time Technology for Environmental Health Monitoring

Frailty: An Emerging Public Health Priority.

The absolute and relative increases in the number of older persons are evident worldwide, from the most developed countries to the lowest-income regions. Multimorbidity and need for social support increase with age. Age-related conditions and, in particular, disabilities are a significant burden for the person, his or her family, and public health care systems. To guarantee the sustainability o...

Suicide Prevention: An Emerging Priority For Health Care.

Suicide is a significant public health problem. It is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and the rate has risen in recent years. Many suicide deaths are among people recently seen or currently under care in clinical settings, but suicide prevention has not been a core priority in health care. In recent years, new treatment and management strategies have been developed, teste...

Sustaining Health for Wealth: Perspectives for the Post-2015 Agenda; Comment on “Improving the World’s Health Through the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Perspectives From Rwanda”

The sustainable development goals (SDGs) offer a unique opportunity for policy-makers to build on the millennium development goals (MDGs) by adopting more sustainable approaches to addressing global development challenges. The delivery of health services is of particular concern. Most African countries are unlikely to achieve the health MDGs, however, significant progress has been made particul...