Combatting Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare A Case Study of Prostate and Breast Cancer

This webinar, co-organised by the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the European Cancer Organisation (ECO) as part of the Global Public Health Week, explored ethnic health disparities through a lens of cancer inequities. Building on research from across the globe and drawing on experiences from European Union (EU) policy, it raised awareness of the nature of cancer inequities and explored ways to reduce them. In doing so, it addressed both the cancer burden and health disparities within a global context. Though there have been significant improvements in human health over the past decades, the same cannot be said for health equity. Whether looking at differences between countries, or between communities and individuals, disparities persist and prevent the realisation of the right to health for all. These inequities are caused by a wide range of factors, with non-medical factors – like our level of education, type of employment, or place we live – particularly influential; they are the social determinants of health.