William MacGregor and Dennis Raphael, School of Health Policy and Management, York University, Toronto, Canada AbstractAchieving health equity – reducing health inequalities between population groups – is becoming increasingly elusive… [E-CIBS site icon] E-CIBS<http://e-cibs.org> Read on blog<https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_email_click&redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fe-cibs.org%2F2026%2F07%2F14%2Fand-i-always-thought-brechts-poems-and-the-achievement-of-health-equity%2F&sr=0&signature=8c7ff8a1a9cf9fcb54848337b13d99c3&blog_id=108523759&user=280458389&_e=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&_z=z> or Reader<https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_email_click&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wordpress.com%2Freader%2Fblogs%2F108523759%2Fposts%2F5701&sr=0&signature=9fb2e108d271bdad47affdf73fb0249b&blog_id=108523759&user=280458389&_e=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&_z=z> And I always thought … Brecht’s Poems and the Achievement of Health Equity<http://e-cibs.org/2026/07/14/and-i-always-thought-brechts-poems-and-the-achievement-of-health-equity/> [E-CIBS Avatar]
