Health Equity

Wednesday, April 25, 2012: 16:00-17:30
C: Adanech Kidanemariam Hall (Millennium Hall)
Moderators:
Yvette J. Benjamin, Benjamin Consulting, USA and Shallo Daba, Oromia Regional Health Bureau, Ethiopia
Inequalities in Female Breast Cancer Survival: A Study Using the Population-Based Cancer Registry of São Paulo, Brazil
Daniele P. da Silveira, Federal Regulatory Agency for Health Plans and Insurance (ANS), Brazil; Elizabeth Artmann, Brazilian National School of Public Health (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Brazil
Urban Segregation in Brazil: The Spatial Dimension of Health Inequalities
Sergio Luiz Bassanesi, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Tarani Chandola, Manchester University, United Kingdom
Socioeconomic Determinants of Gender Differences in Health Among Older Population: Evidence From India
Lucky Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), India
The role of research on health equity in Sub-Saharan Africa – the need for a paradigm shift
Rumishael Shoo, African Medical and Research Foundation, Kenya; Teguest Guerma, African Medical and Research Foundation, Kenya