Health inequities: How can medical students tackle inequalities in health around the world?

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. MBONYINSHUTI Eruine, a second year medical student at university of Rwanda. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view […]

Women in work: how companies in Chile reduced wage inequalities

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. New data released in the Global Gender Gap Report shows strong results from three years of public-private collaboration to further close the economic gender gap in Chile. The impact. The World Economic Forum Gender Gap Accelerator programme has significantly […]

Intersectionality as the driver for health care inequalities

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Carolina Barbosa Veloso, a twenty-one-year-old woman and a fourth-year medical student at the Nova Medical School – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS – FCM), in the center of Lisbon, Portugal. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The […]

How’s Life? reveals improvements in well-being but persistent inequalities

This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Life has generally improved for many people in OECD countries over the past 10 years but inequalities persist and insecurity, despair and disconnection affect significant parts of the population, according to a new report. OECD’s latest How’s Life? report says household disposable income per capita has […]

MEPs call for decisive action to fight inequalities in the EU

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Commission and EU countries have to beef up social rights by delivering on the EU Pillar of Social Rights with legislative proposals and adequate funding. While the euro area’s unemployment rate hit a record low of 7.4% in August 2019, youth unemployment remains unacceptably […]