Institute of Social Justice and Medicine: Developing a think tank to promote policy formation

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a "resource for everyday living, not the objective of living"; however, worldwide, there remains an unmistakable inequity in level of health and access to healthcare. The WHO has published documents on financ- ing health systems towards universal health coverage [1], promoting healthy life [2], im- proving performance of health systems [3], and enriching humanity [4], highlighting our shared responsibility towards improving both national and global health and access to healthcare. These documents also recognize that, despite our local and regional priorities, there is a global desire to develop international strategies to improve healthcare © 2011 CIM.