Tools for Equity: Addressing Social Determinants in Aotearoa & the Pacific

Event Overview

Join us for the World Report Launch Webinar: Tools for Equity – Addressing Social Determinants in Aotearoa and the Pacific.

Hosted by Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa (Centre for Pacific and Global Health) and the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, this event marks the regional launch of the World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity.

Read the full report here: World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity

We will also be discussing the PHAC Determining Our Future Report, for those who would like to read it before the launch here is the link: PHAC Determining Our Future Report

This one-hour webinar brings together leading experts to explore how the findings of the World Report can inform action on health equity across Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific region. Speakers will discuss pathways for collaboration, translation of global evidence into local policy, and the steps needed to build equitable systems and healthy communities.

Keynote Speaker

• Kevin Hague – Launching and discussing the PHAC report “Determining our Futures”

Speakers

• Professor Alistair Woodward – Insights from the World Report
• Professor Boyd Swinburn – Systems changes and accountability for equity
• Dr Kumanan Rasanathan – Implementation and regional/global prespectives
• Dr Corina Grey – Closing reflections: implications for Aotearoa and the Pacific

Moderator

• Professor Sir Colin Tukuitonga will moderate the session and facilitate discussion.

Date: Monday 24 November 2025
Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m. NZT
Location: Online webinar (Zoom link will be sent out)

Together, we’ll explore what success in health equity could look like in five years and the actions we can take now to get there.