BHEW activities

BHEW will plead for incorporating equity dimensions in existing and new data collection systems by including indicators to enable analysis by socioeconomic group, gender, geographical area (urban and rural, slum and non-slum) ethnic group, religion, and by any other indicators that identify vulnerable populations. BHEW will also initiate new data collection. An equity focus will guide all stages of the research process in addition to reporting.

In order to sensitise the society on how to best devise strategies to combat inequity in health BHEW will regularly disseminate findings among policymakers, programme implementers, researchers, NGO leaders and civil society through mass media, seminars, and conferences.

A number of initiatives will be taken to disseminate research findings and stimulate debate on equity issues. BHEW will regularly publish the "Equity Watch Report", a working paper series that contains current equity relevant research findings. "Equity Dialogue ", a quarterly bilingual newsletter that will summarise findings of equity studies and provide a forum for exchanges on equity issues will also be published.

BHEW will also make special efforts to build national capacity to carryout equity related activities and research, by involving young researchers and development activists. Sensitisation workshops on equity issues ("Equity Tours") will also be organized for policy makers, advocates, researchers, programme implementers, and academics on a regular basis.