Sir Michael Marmot: How Social, Political & Economic Policies Affect Health
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Summary
Part of a World Health Organization report, Sir Michael Marmot explains why social, political and economic policies affect health.
Video Details
- Source
- Commission on Social Determinants of Health — final report2
- Running time
- 6m 22s
- Filmed
- August 28, 2008
- Credits
- World Health Organization
- About Sir Michael Marmot
Sir Michael Marmot was the chair of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health3, produced by the World Health Organization in August 2008.
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Around the world, large numbers of people suffer unnecessarily and die from often easily preventable illnesses and conditions. For example, an estimated 1 billion people lack access to health care systems while millions die each year from diseases such as malaria, Tuberculosis and AIDS.
While health service provision is a desire for most people, nations struggle to find sufficient funds as they face high drug prices (sometimes with drug companies challenging countries—especially poor ones—that may legally try to create cheaper generic ones when faced with urgent health issues) while changing lifestyles are contributing to deteriorating health.
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