Social determinants of health with an emphasis on slum Population

Health is one of the basic pillars of life and the basic needs of every human being, whose role in promoting the indicators of human development is undeniable. Ensuring the health of societies, which is primarily the responsibility of governments, has been devolved down to health systems. The health system of any country—by making various policies and plans—strives to play its role properly in order to provide every single person in the country with affordable and quality health care at all levels, including public health, medical, rehabilitation, and palliative care services (۱, ۲). In doing so, however, health systems face major challenges and limitations, one of the most important of which is social determinants of health.