Governments and policymakers should heed the report’s “ominous warnings”, said the institution’s regional director for Europe.
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report has linked declining levels of trust between people and institutions across Europe to yawning inequality.
Analysis by WHO’s Regional Office for Europe highlighted the connection between widening health and social inequities – reflected by the ever-increasing number of people living insecure lives – and reduced trust.
People have increasingly turned away from governments and public institutions feeling they do not benefit them, while others enjoy privileges, explained the report.
For those on low incomes, trust in others is 40% lower compared to high earners, it added.
Trust in governments has
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