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Gender, Women and Health
We advocate gender equality in health for women and men around the world
Launch of the report Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda
WHO launches report Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda, commissioned by Dr Chan, WHO Director-General. "I did so based on my conviction that the health of women has been neglected" she said, "that this neglect is a major impediment to development, and that the situation needs to improve. I did so based on my conviction that women matter in ways far beyond their role as mothers."
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Gender equality, women and health: implications for actions
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Our aim is to increase knowledge and strengthen the health sector response by gathering evidence, developing norms and standards for mainstreaming gender in health policies and programmes, strengthening capacity and engaging in advocacy on how gender and gender inequality affect health.
Our main strategies include: increased knowledge and evidence of the impact of gender inequalities on specific health problems and health services and of successful responses, and developing tools to promote and expand health sector policies, interventions and programmes at the regional and country level that systematically address gender concerns, including gender-based violence.
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Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes in the health sector
Tool to improve responsiveness to women’s needs
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