Publicaties
Measuring socioeconomic inequality in health, health care and health financing by means of rank-dependent indices: A recipe for good practice KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
Measuring socioeconomic inequality in health, health care and health financing by means of rank-dependent indices: a recipe for good practice Universiteit Antwerpen
Exploration of the functions of health impact assessment in real-world policymaking in the field of social health inequality Vrije Universiteit Brussel
With the implementation of health impact assessment (HIA)'s conceptual model into real-world policymaking, a number of fundamental issues arise concerning its decision-support function. Rooted in a rational vision of the decision-making process, focus regarding both conceptualisation and evaluation has been mainly on the function of instrumental policy-learning. However, in the field of social health inequalities, this function is strongly ...
Global health in the anthropocene: moving beyond resilience and capitalism. Comment on "Health promotion in an age of normative equity and rampant inequality" Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
There has been much reflection on the need for a new understanding of global health and the urgency of a paradigm shift to address global health issues. A crucial question is whether this is still possible in current modes of global governance based on capitalist values. Four reflections are provided. (1) Ecological - centered values must become central in any future global health framework. (2) The objectives of 'sustainability' and ...
Contribution of mortality and disability to the secular trend in health inequality at the turn of century in Belgium Universiteit Gent
Essays on inequality in health and health care in Belgium Universiteit Antwerpen
The link between income inequality and health in Europe, adding strength dimensions of primary care to the equation Universiteit Gent
Wealth-based inequality in the continuum of maternal health service utilisation in 16 sub-Saharan African countries Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Persistent inequalities in coverage of maternal health services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region home to two-thirds of global maternal deaths in 2017, poses a challenge for countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. This study assesses wealth-based inequalities in coverage of maternal continuum of care in 16 SSA countries with the objective of informing targeted policies to ensure maternal health ...