WHO Makes Largest Database of Health Equity Data Available to the Public

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the release of the Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR) to the public. The database compiles health inequality-related real-world data (RWD) measuring over 2,000 metrics, totaling to almost 11 million individual data points. Analysis reveals improvements in health equity in the past decade.

According to Emily Kimber, “Topics included in the HIDR also include the Sustainable Development Goals, reproductive, maternal and child health, immunisation, HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, nutrition, healthcare, non-communicable diseases and environmental health.”

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(Source: PMLive, April 21^st, 2023)