| Theme area | Equity in health; Health equity in economic and trade policies; Equitable health services; Governance and participation in health; Monitoring equity and research to policy |
| Author | Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Training and Research Support Centre, EQUINET |
| Title of publication | Stakeholders meeting on the Zimbabwe Equity Watch Harare, February 23rd 2012 |
| Date of publication | 2012 March |
| Publication type | Report |
| Publication details | Stakeholders meeting on the Zimbabwe Equity Watch Harare, Zimbabwe February 23 2012, EQUINET, Harare - |
| Publication status | Published |
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| Keywords | Equity Watch, Universal Health Coverage; social determinants of health |
| Abstract | The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare and Training and Research Support Centre/ EQUINET hosted a one day meeting on Thursday 23rd February in Harare to report on and review the findings of the 2011 Zimbabwe Equity Watch; involve health and non health sector actors in identifying priorities and actions to strengthen equity in universal health coverage and action on the social determinants of health; and propose how to institutionalise health equity monitoring. The meeting involved 52 delegates from different sectors of government, parliament, civil society, private sector, technical institutions and international organisations. The meeting identified a number of recommendations and areas of follow up action flowing from the discussions on the Equity Watch report and the presentations in the plenary and parallel sessions that are presented in the report. Stakeholders endorsed equity as a guiding principle for UHC, as well as health in all policies. They called for strengthened consistent co-ordination of the institutions and agencies that influence the determinants of health and delivery on UHC. It was proposed that the Equity Watch be institutionalized and repeated in future with the involvement of other sectors, with indicators also identified for annual monitoring in the routine information system. Specific additional areas for equity analysis were identified. |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
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| Url | Zimbabwe EW mtg rep 2012.pdf |
| Equinet Publication Type | Equity indicators; Reports |