Achieving Health Equity through Stronger Actions Against Racism & Discrimination

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May 22, 2023

Racism and discrimination are fundamental determinants of health. Despite the increasing evidence for the impact of racism and discrimination on both mental and physical health inequities in multiple ways, the issue has gained too little attention in the public health domain so far.

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) has initiated and led the pan-European Thematic Network DisQo: anti-discrimination and health equity (DisQo), bringing together more than 40 organizations and individuals, with the shared ambition to address institutional and structural racism and discrimination for health equity.

In May 2023, DisQo sent a joint statement to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), calling for stronger action against racism and discrimination to achieve health equity.

WFPHA joins organizations working across sectors in this call and commits to taking an active stance against all forms of racism and discrimination.