In India, where large-scale social welfare programmes have significantly boosted the living standards of the poor, consumption will inevitably be higher and more equitably distributed than income.

No wonder then, the Health Secretary chose to come here to announce his plan to tackle health inequalities. “The gap between the rich and poor, between good and bad services is stark,” Wes ...

North Carolina Senate Health Committee passes Medicaid and child welfare, adoption legislation to rules committee ahead of full chamber vote.

New mental health campaign brings resources to Central Florida's Haitian community AdventHealth and Heart of Florida United Way partnered for the third consecutive year ...

“Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale” was the rallying cry of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), published in 2008.1 It remains appropriate to the World Health ...

A surge in claims for sickness and disability benefits in Britain since the COVID-19 pandemic does not appear to be driven by increased delays for hospital treatment or mental health care, a study ...

Nutritional inequality among women and children is not merely a public health challenge but a critical determinant of India’s economic and social progress.

An artist’s rendering of the main lobby, above, and of the second floor waiting room, below, at Resource Center’s new Health Center DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff [email protected] ...

Government health care spending is a concern, with the U.S. spending significantly more per person than major European countries. New Jersey's 340B program, intended to help low-income patients ...

UK ministers say people like Hazel are those they most want to help, through reforms to a welfare system that has left about 3.5mn working-age adults trapped on health-related benefits with ...

In the prior article we discussed the reasoning behind creation of a health and welfare committee to oversee administration of the health and welfare plans. In creating a charter, a plan sponsor ...