(AGENPARL) – lun 17 aprile 2023 April 20 Launch of the Health Inequality Data Repository database
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17 April 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY
Launch of the Health Inequality Data Repository database
When: 20 April 2023 13:00 – 14:15 CEST
Where: in the following webinar. [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/04/20/default-calendar/launch-of-the-health-inequality-data-repository](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zkkjjg-iitylyihjr-r/)
Welcome: Samira Asma, Assistant Director General, Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact Division, WHO
Overview of the Health Inequality Data Repository: Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Lead, Health Equity Monitoring, Department of Data and Analytics, WHO
Demonstration of the Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT) v5.0: Health Inequality Monitoring team
Panel Discussion:
– Arash Rashidian, Director of Science, Information and Dissemination, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO), WHO;
– Alarcos Cieza, Unit Head, Sensory Functions, Disability and Rehabilitation, WHO;
– Oscar J Mujica, Regional Advisor, Social Epidemiology & Health Equity, Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, PAHO;
– Gemu Tiru, Health Equity & Leadership Desk Leader, Health System Innovation and Improvement Lead Executive Office, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
Open session for Questions: Moderated by Devaki Nambiar, Health Inequality Monitoring, Department of Data and Analytics, WHO
Closing remarks: Francesca Perucci, Assistant Director, United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
How: Register here: [Webinar Registration – Zoom](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zkkjjg-iitylyihjr-y/)
Why: The [WHO Thirteenth General Programme of Work](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zkkjjg-iitylyihjr-j/) (GPW 13) states that “identifying health inequalities and their drivers is essential for achieving health equity and improving programme delivery”, calling for “strategic disaggregation of data through collection, analysis and reporting to better inform programmes.”
In high-income countries, hypertension is more common among men than women and obesity rates are similar among men and women. By contrast, in low-income countries, hypertension rates are similar among women and men but obesity rates are higher among women than men.
These, and other fascinating facts, are found in WHO’s new Health Inequality Data Depository (HIDR), which comes with a call on countries to monitor and analyze inequalities so they can improve health by adjusting health policies according to the latest data.
LINK: [Health Inequality Monitor (who.int)](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zkkjjg-iitylyihjr-t/)
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