Social determinants of health

The following links concern the social determinants of health and social policy in the Arab world. This page will be updated regularly so please visit often.

Suggest additional resources or tell us if a link is broken. Please write us at: phaw-admin@aub.edu.lb

Associations and Networks

Economic & Social Rights and Policies, Arab NGO Network for Development (Lebanon/regional)
El Salam Association for Social Care (Egypt)

Centers

Social Research Center, American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)

Conferences & Meetings

7th International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities, 1-7 March 2015 (Muscat, Oman)
Séminaire sur Le système de santé et la protection sociale, 24-25 Mai 2013 (Rbat, Maroc)

Data and statistics

Social Progress Imperative - Social Progress Index: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (click "By Component" for different themes)

Funders of health research

Regional organizations supporting social science research including in public health:
Arab Council for Social Sciences (Beirut, Lebanon)

Organizations

Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (Egypt)

Social Security, ILO Regional Office for the Arab States

Publications

Social Protection Brief (World Bank)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) - Social Development

UN organizations (Regional offices / Bureaus)

UN-ESCWA (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), Social Development Division
United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) (search for keywords)