Much of the profound inequity in peoples’ health within and between countries is socially determined. It arises from the circumstances in which people live and work. The thee-year, high-level Commission on Social Determinants of Health will leverage change in policy and institutional practice by turning existing knowledge on social determinants into actionable global, regional and national policy agendas.

To achieve this, the Commission will compile and make visible the relevant evidence on key social determinants and the policies and interventions that address them. It will support and promote the implementation of such policies and interventions by Member States, and by national, regional and global health actors, including WHO.

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