BestMasters: Addressing Health Inequalities through an Intersectional Perspective

Eger, Hannah

Health inequalities, primarily driven by the structural determinants of health, are a major concern towards the global goal of health for all. A feminist global health policy has the potential to address the unequal distribution of power and to dismantle these imbalances. The prioritisation of intersectional, holistic, human rights-based approaches intends to advance health equality and reproductive justice. This research examined the contours and potentials of a feminist global health policy by developing a framework. Online focus groups were conducted with participants affiliated to either the global-academic or local-activist level, envisaging global representation. The elaborated framework provides a nexus between the global and the local level, by entailing universal principles as well as recommendations and sensitivity for context-specific adaptations. Community and policymakers are identified as key actors. This research aims to stimulate a debate on feminist global health policy and the potential of this framework with regard to health equality and reproductive justice.

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Published by: Springer VS

Publication Date: 2024-01-06

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783658434960

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-43497-7

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 115