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Life expectancy at birth in
relation to GDP per capita
(Daniels et al )
Life expectancy in countries with GDP per
capita above US$10.000 (Daniels et al)
Life expectancy and income distribution in
OECD countries(Wilkinson)
Infant mortality, GDP per capita and
income inequalities, 1990
World Bank Report 2000/2001
Recommendations
Poverty Dimensions
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Lack of resources for
basic needs
Lack of voice and
power in the
institutions of the
State and Society
Vulnerability and
incapability to
overcome unexpected
shocks
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Expand economic
opportunities
Empowerment:
making institutions
accountable and
responsive to the
poor
Enhance security:
strengthen support
networks
Health Inequities and the new
technologies of IC
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Impact on general determinants of
health: changes of economic, social,
cultural and political relationships
(globalization)
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Redefinition of the concept of
community:
creation
of
virtual
communities (social capital)
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Strengthening the participation of the
groups currently excluded from the
decision
making
processes
(“empowerment”)
Virtual Health Library
Organized collection of sources of
information in electronic format
with infinite storage capacity
facilitating universal access in real
time
and, at the same time,
Virtual Health Library
Virtual plataform that allows interactions
between producers, mediators and users
of knowledge in order to identify problems,
establish collaborative networks and
exchange knowledge and information.
Internet Hosts
per 1.000 inhab. (OECD, 2001)
REGIONES
America del Norte
Oceania
Europa
America Sur /Central
Asia
Africa
1997
46.28
26.81
6.13
0.48
0.53
0.17
1.0
1.7
7.5
96.4
87.3
272.2
1998
69.74
34.76
9.45
0.91
0.87
0.21
1.0
2.0
7.4
76.6
80.1
332.1
1999
116.41
43.84
13.41
1.67
1.28
0.28
1.0
2.7
8.7
69.7
90.9
415.7
2000
168.68
59.16
20.22
2.53
1.96
0.31
1.0
2.8
8.3
66.7
86.1
544.1
00/97
3.64
2.21
3.30
5.27
3.70
1.82