World Economic Forum April 28, 2022
- Global health inequity is widening due to the pandemic, migration and climate change.
- Business has a responsibility – and an interest – in promoting health equity.
- It needs a shared language to measure and activate health equity in an ESG framework.
The convergence of three major issues could make long-standing health inequities even more severe. Two years after the pandemic emerged, COVID-19 and global migration emergencies continue to impact society. At the same time, the health of the planet is deteriorating, and trust in our most established institutions is eroding. These developments have disproportionately affected people who have been historically marginalized and who suffer from poorer health overall than other parts of the population as...