National health inequality monitoring: a step-by-step manual

The National health inequality monitoring: a step-by-step manual was designed to serve as a highly accessible, practical reference for the practice of health inequality monitoring. Organised according to a flow chart, the manual helps readers to anticipate and navigate practical considerations that underlie health inequality monitoring. The overarching goals of the manual are: - to assist with the establishment of health inequality monitoring systems in countries where it is not currently conducted; to strengthen this practice in countries where it is conducted; and - to encourage all countries to integrate regular health inequality monitoring into their national health information systems. Through this resource, we aim to strengthen capacity for health inequality monitoring across settings with varied priorities, capabilities, resources and/or data availability. Further, we hope that this manual will foster regular reporting of inequalities in diverse health topics, and encourage greater integration of the results of health inequality monitoring within policies, programmes and practices. Following a brief introduction to health inequality monitoring, the manual is organised around four main sections, each devoted to one step of health inequality monitoring.