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The post will enable Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's pioneering work on the understanding of the social determinants of health to be spread out with a greater global reach and interdisciplinary vision.

She or he will work with the Director of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê IISH, Professor Sir Michael Marmot, and internationally acclaimed specialists from across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê - in epidemiology, economics, tropical medicine and infectious disease research, women's and children's health, anthropology, social science, health policy and urban planning - to capitalise on the intellectual ferment and excitement that exists across disciplines regarding the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê IISH's work.

Professor Marmot said: "There is no longer one set of diseases for rich countries and another for poor, but diseases linked to economic and social conditions that vary within and between countries. The new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê IISH has a scientific agenda and a moral concern to deal with global health problems."

The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê IISH is linked with a World Health Organisation Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, and aims to conduct research and develop actions that will improve health in developed and less developed countries.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant said the new institute exemplified Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's qualities and goals: "Nothing in the private sector or government can come anywhere near a modern university like Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, for the variety, depth, talent, versatility and intellectual capability of its members. We have the ability, and the moral responsibility, to address the difficult issues regarding health delivery across the globe."

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