The purpose of this study is to study power and politics, the influence of political factors, and the distribution of power and wealth on health. A topic that has received less attention from researchers in the political and social sciences.
To achieve the goal of the research, the articles written in the field of politics and health from reliable scientific databases such as; MEDLIN, Google Scholar, PubMed, WHO, and other sources. In total, more than forty articles were examined by searching the literature on the political nature of health, the link between power and health, doctors as political agents, and the effect of power and wealth distribution on health.
The finding of the research is that health is a political phenomenon by its nature and is related to the field of power. And as time goes on, the political color of health and its degree of connection with politics will increase. Considering that the main subject of the policy is the distribution of power and wealth; the source of most diseases is the inequitable distribution of wealth and power, and therefore the impact of political variables on health and illness should not be overlooked.
The following conclusions emerge from the total discussions of the text; Political power and power arising from health are intertwined, there is a significant relationship between the distribution of power in every country, the provision of health services and medical education, and this trend shows an increasing trend in today's world.
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