Move to establish Ireland’s first ever Health Equity Region in Limerick

A TEAM of interagency leaders from Limerick met Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, in Dublin as part of continued efforts to establish Ireland’s first ever Health Equity Region.

The Limerick Health Equity Oversight Group, comprising senior leaders from over a dozen organisations and agencies in Limerick and established by Limerick City and County Council and HSE Mid-West, met with Mayor Burnham and Manchester City Council leader, Bev Craig, to learn about Manchester’s work to reduce health inequalities.

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This followed an informative meeting with Mayor Burnham, Mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram, leaders of the UK medtech, and members of the Oversight Group who held a roundtable discussion on the Irish healthcare landscape.

The vision is to create a fairer, healthier Limerick by addressing the social determinants of health (SDH), which is a shared priority for Limerick Council and the HSE.

The Oversight Group will commence its work focusing on the Marmot Principle of giving every child the best start in life which is one of eight principles. The initial focus will be in South and North Limerick City, including the city centre, which covers a population of 75,986. Of this population, 36.4% are disadvantaged.