Health Inclusivity
Health Inclusivity
In 2022, we supported Economist Impact’s publication of the Health Inclusivity Index. The Index is the world’s first global benchmark assessing government efforts to ensure good health is accessible to all.
In 2022, phase one examined the national health policy and infrastructure of 40 countries to assess the inclusiveness of their healthcare systems, focusing on three policy areas: Health in Society, Inclusive Health Systems and People and Community Empowerment.
Phase two of the Index, published in November 2023, evolved the research methodology and includes insight from over 42,000 individuals to understand more about their barriers and experiences while obtaining healthcare, before comparing these to the policy assessment set out in phase one.
Visit Economist Impact’s Health Inclusivity Hub to gain access to the full suite of data and discover more about the current state of health inclusivity across the globe.
We are using the deep wealth of insights gleaned from the Index to advocate for greater inclusivity across the globe.
The Index gives us a deep understanding of how and why people across the world experience health exclusion and helps inform the partnerships we forge with our health professionals, academics and NGOs, technology companies, retailers and regulators so that together, we can drive inclusivity forward and truly deliver better everyday health with humanity.
We have partnered with academics: Dr. Anna-Maria Volkmann, Senior Research Fellow, UCL and Elisa Duriavig and Emma Boxley from the UCL Department of Anthropology, to identify best-in-class global examples of health inclusivity.
Created to inspire action by and with policymakers, the case studies demonstrate the key elements for building effective programmes that promote inclusive health practices for the benefit of all.
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