Health inequities are systematic differences in the opportunities groups have to achieve optimal health, leading to unfair and avoidable differences in health outcomes ( Braveman, 2006 WHO, 2011). HOW STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND HEALTH EQUITY CONNECT Box 3-1 includes the definitions of structural inequities and the social determinants of health. The second, and more fundamental root cause of health inequity, is the unequal allocation of power and resources-including goods, services, and societal attention-which manifest in unequal social, economic, and environmental conditions, also called the social determinants of health. The first is the intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic mechanisms that organize the distribution of power and resources differentially across lines of race, gender, class, sexual orientation, gender expression, and other dimensions of individual and group identity (see the following section on such structural inequities for examples). The report identifies two main clusters of root causes of health inequity.
SPB HEALTH UPDATE
As the hospital said, the singer has currently been extremely critical and his health had deteriorated further, as the latest update had further disheartened his fans.Health inequity, categories and examples of which were discussed in the previous chapter, arises from social, economic, environmental, and structural disparities that contribute to intergroup differences in health outcomes both within and between societies. However, within two days, his health had again taken a wrong turn and attained a major setback. On September 22, Charan issued the update in which he stated that the singer was recovering well and was eager to leave the hospital. In one of the updates, Charan further stated that SPB was listening to music and he was showing progress towards recovery. The positive updates from Charan had brought a major relief to the fans who were expecting his complete recovery and hoped that he would soon come to the business in relishing them through his wonderful and sweet voice. Charan further stated that his father's lungs still needed to improve from the ailing state. Charan said that the singer has been on the path of recovery and he even celebrated his wedding anniversary at the hospital. His son SP Charan, who releases the updates regarding his father's health, had on September 7 said that SPB had tested negative for the COVID-19 viral infection. Two weeks later from when he attained a setback, his health had shown the signs of improvement and well responded to the treatment and became stable from critical. Last month, Tamil Nadu had seen a mass prayer across the state where thousands had prayed for his quick and complete recovery. He has been under continuous monitoring by the team of doctors and the sudden deterioration had saddened millions of fans that he earned through his immense and unparalleled contribution in his career.įans, celebrities, and fraternities have been extending their prayers and wishes to the legendary singer for his speedy recovery. On August 14, his health had attained a setback and he was spelled at a critical state and moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and he was placed under the support of a ventilator and ECMO. He was admitted to the hospital on August 5: MGM Healthcare He remains on ECMO and other life support measures. SP Balasubrahmanyam's condition in the last 24 hours has deteriorated further warranting maximal life support and he is extremely critical. The 74-year-old singer had tested positive for the COVID-19 viral infection on August 5 and he has been hospitalized since then.
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The team of experts at MGM Healthcare is closely monitoring his health condition", the hospital added. "His condition in the last 24 hours has deteriorated further warranting maximum life support and he is extremely critical. In the bulletin, the hospital said, "Thiru SP Balasubrahmanyam who had been admitted at MGM Healthcare on August 5th, remains on ECMO and other life support measures". On Thursday, MGM Healthcare hospital had released the statement concerning the health condition of the legendary singer in which it has put out the shocking news. In a major setback, reputed playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam's battle for survival has again taken a wrong turn as his health has worsened and declined further, as the development from nowhere had shocked his fans and fraternity, who have been hoping for his speedy recovery.