Be-cause health is the global health platform that connects organisations and experts in Belgium and internationally, and stimulates collaboration.
The determinants of international health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels, which are themselves influenced by policy choices. The social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities – the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries.
The working group on the Determinants of International Health started off by preparing the 2011 conference "Will our generation close the gap? Comprehensive and innovative strategies to address social determinants of health". The group continues to bring together expertise and organised a series of workshops and seminars on specific social determinants, more recently assessing the impact of free trade on access to health as a public global good.