Position Statements

Robust health systems serve as the cornerstone for achieving universal health coverage, ensuring essential diagnostic and treatment procedures are accessible to individuals of all ages, genders and ethnic backgrounds. However, universal health coverage includes not only the availability of these services but other factors such as affordability, accessibility, and the overall quality of healthcare delivery, making it a multifaceted challenge. Left unaddressed, gender inequalities in health and disease awareness, and in the availability of routine health check-ups and treatment can lead to sub-optimal health systems with an excess of preventable deaths and morbidity. Cross-national research in high to low-income countries shows that gender inequalities on both sides are embedded in our health systems universally, and rarely addressed.

Do we need a men’s health strategy in the United Kingdom?

Men's Health Strategy: Is a Men's Health Strategy Needed?

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