Strategies on Reducing Social Inequalities in Health Care
Journal Title: Choregia - Year 2010, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Health was and will always be the supreme good for human kind. From this scope, people should have equal opportunities for health and all healthcare systems must be build around the term of equity. The aim of this review article is to present, through extensive literature and relevant articles review from Internet, the main aspects of todays inequalities in healthcare provision and the strategies that must be followed so as different social-economical groups have the same access in healthcare. Also special credit is given on how the political systems must design their healthcare policies according to the facts (social-economical layers) and status of their citizens (diseases).
Authors and Affiliations
Sofia Zyga| Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Vasilios Kanellopoulos| Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Helen Bakola| Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese
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- EP ID EP12562
- DOI http:dx.doi.org/10.4127/ch.2010.0045
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