Tuesday,
8 October 2024, 15:00-16:00 (CET)
Ill-health
causes poverty both through the loss of earnings for households and through
medical expenses. Shielding low-income households from healthcare costs and improving
their health increases lifetime earnings and reducing their risk of poverty.
Health
systems that provide greater financial protection from impoverishing health
care costs and countries with stronger social safety nets can reduce poverty by
improving health and weakening links between ill-health to poverty.
What
are the synergies between SDG targets to reduce poverty and achieve universal
health coverage? Does improving population health reduce poverty? What is the
scope for cross-country learning? Join us to find out!
SPEAKERS:
Owen
O’Donnell, Erasmus School of Economics, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Sara Burke, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Cristina Hernandez-Quevedo, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, UK
Scott Greer, University of Michigan, USA
Luigi Siciliani, University of York, UK
MODERATORS:
Matthias Wismar & Gemma Williams, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Health for All Policies spotlight series: How health and health systems contribute to the SDGs
Health for All Policies emphasizes the co-benefits of investing in population health and health systems. Health co-benefits can be achieved directly as improving health and health equity allows for better educated, more equitable and productive populations. Indirectly, health systems and policies play a major role in the economy and society. The health sector is a major employer and purchaser that invests in research and education that also has considerable impact on infrastructure development and climate change. Focusing on health co-benefits creates a chance to make real progress towards achieving the SDGs and improving wellbeing.
This spotlight series consists of three webinars to discuss the role of health co-benefits in making progress in three different SDG areas: