Characterizing 'health equity' as a national health sector priority for maternal, newborn, and child health in Ethiopia

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2020-12-30

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Taylor & Francis Group

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The study findings point to global pressures in terms of maximizing health investments, and questions how social, political, and economic determinants of health are addressed through broader development agendas. The article characterizes how health (in)equity is represented as a policy issue. Implications for the framing, incentivization, and implementation of health policies follow representations (and misrepresentations). Health inequity is regarded as actionable (can be altered) but not fully resolvable (can never be fully achieved). Operationally, health equity is viewed as a technocratic matter, reflected in the widespread use of metrics to motivate and measure progress.

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HEALTH EQUITY, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, HEALTH POLICY, INDICATORS, PERCEPTION, ETHIOPIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/59908

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)