Monday, November 9, 2009

[EQ] WHO Global Report: Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda

Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda

Despite progress, societies continue to fail women at key times of their lives

World Health Organization - 2009
ISBN: 9789241563857

Available online PDF [108p.] at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563857_eng.pdf


Download executive summary [pdf 497kb]

“…….Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age. These are the key findings of the WHO report Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda.

 

WHO calls for urgent action both within the health sector and beyond to improve the health and lives of girls and women around the world, from birth to older age.

 

The report provides the latest and most comprehensive evidence available to date on women's specific needs and health challenges over their entire life-course. The report includes the latest global and regional figures on the health and leading causes of death in women from birth, through childhood, adolescence and adulthood, to older age…..”

 

Content

Executive summary

Chapter 1 Understanding women’s health in the world today

Women around the world

Increasing life expectancy

The health transition

Socioeconomic inequalities adversely affect health

Gender inequities affect women’s health

Women amid conflicts and crisis

Women and the health-care system

Chapter 2 The girl child

Still too many deaths of infants and children

Sex differentials in health

Female genital mutilation

Abuse and maltreatment

Chapter 3 Adolescent girls

A time of good health but also risk

Puberty and sexual debut

Adolescent pregnancy

Sexually transmitted infections

Substance use

Poor diet and physical inactivity

Mental health in adolescence

Chapter 4 Adult women: the reproductive years

Women’s health during the reproductive years

Maternal health

Women and HIV/AIDS

Sexually transmitted infections

Cervical cancer

Chapter 5 Adult women

Mortality and burden of disease

Women, depression and suicide

Risk factors for chronic disease

Violence

Illness and use of health services

Chapter 6 Older women

Women and ageing

Socioeconomic influences on health in older women

What are the health problems that older women face?

Managing disabilities – a matter of prevention and care

Caring for older women

Chapter 7 Policy implications

Leadership

Responsive health services

Universal coverage

Public policy

Tracking progress

Index

 

 

*      *     *
This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate
information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic inequality in health; Socioeconomic
health differentials; Gender; Violence; Poverty; Health Economics; Health Legislation; Ethnicity; Ethics;
Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues.  [DD/ KMC Area]

“Materials provided in this electronic list are provided "as is". Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings
and interpretations included in the Materials are those of the authors and not necessarily of The Pan American
Health Organization PAHO/WHO or its country members”.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PAHO/WHO Website

Equity List - Archives - Join/remove: http://listserv.paho.org/Archives/equidad.html
Twitter http://twitter.com/eqpaho

 

    IMPORTANT: This transmission is for use by the intended recipient and it may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this transmission to the intended recipient, you may not disclose, copy or distribute this transmission or take any action in reliance on it. If you received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by email to infosec@paho.org, and please dispose of and delete this transmission. Thank you.  

No comments: