Health for Everyone?

Health is one of the main components of a good life.In addition to having value in itself, good health also translates into a better chance of succeeding in education and in the labour market -ultimately contributing to enhance opportunities for people to improve their standing in life.At the same time, inequalities in income and educational attainment contribute to health inequality.Ensuring that everyone, regardless of socio-economic circumstances, has access to the health system can help make sure that economic prosperity is shared by the entire population.This publication analyses inequalities in health and health systems and thus provides a key insight for the discussion of how societies can become more…