UCL academic to lead WHO Commission

The three-year commission will tackle social inequalities in health and health care by compiling evidence on the key factors behind the disparities and then address policies and interventions on a regional, national and global scale.

In an article in the Lancet, Professor Marmot writes: "In order to reduce inequalities in health across the world, there is a need for a third major thrust that is complementary to development of health systems and relief of poverty: to take action on the social determinants of health. Such action will include relief of poverty but it will have a broader aim of improving the circumstances in which people live and work."

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Professor Sir Michael Marmot
World Health Organisation