Health equity requires a multi-sector approach, WHO leader says

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Top Story We Need to Work Across Sectors to Advance Health Equity, Global Health Leaders Say Health disparities are often a result of other socioeconomic factors like housing and nutrition. Because of this, the healthcare industry needs to work with other sectors to improve health equity, said Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe of the World Health Organization, at the HIMSS 2023 conference. Sponsored Content Edge Impulse's Edge ML Series: Explore How to Deploy Advanced Edge ML at Scale Presented by Edge Impulse Join the Edge ML Series in Chicago, Munich, London, or Boston. Discover the benefits of edge machine learning, ways to differentiate your products, and how to reduce operational costs using AI tools. Learn more!

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