Tag: health inequality
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Operationalising the Kunonga Framework for Health Inequality Evidence Synthesis
Introduction: Why a Kunonga framework is needed Health inequalities and inequities arise from the complex interplay of social determinants across the life course. Traditional evidence synthesis methods often treat risk factors in isolation, missing how education, income, housing, racism, and gender collectively shape health outcomes. The Kunonga framework offers a structured approach to integrate diverse…
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The Kunonga Framework: Operationalising Evidence Synthesis for Health Inequality
Introduction: The Need for a Structured Framework Health inequalities and inequities arise from a web of social determinants and cumulative life-course experiences. Conventional evidence synthesis methods, while valuable, often fall short in capturing the complexity of these factors, the intersections between them, and how they evolve over time. The Kunonga framework emerges as a structured…
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Guernsey Childhood Weight Report Highlights Inequalities
Overview: A troubling snapshot of childhood weight in Guernsey A recent release from the Guernsey Child Measurement Programme exposes a troubling trend: about one in three children aged nine to ten in Guernsey have levels of excess weight considered unhealthy. The findings show 17% of children in year five are overweight and 18% are obese,…
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Global Analysis Finds Wide Inequalities in Care for Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancers
Overview: A Global Portrait of Cancer Care Gaps A sweeping study by the Cancer Survival Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine exposes persistent disparities in the way three of the most common cancers among women—breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer—are diagnosed and treated around the world. The findings highlight how geography, income…