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Goals
Improving the health of women of all ages and to
contribute to the achievement of health equity.
Objectives
To support Member States in the development of
policies, strategies and interventions that effectively address
high-priority and neglected health issues of women throughout the lifespan,
and in the creation of a body of evidence on the impact of gender on health
and of tools, norms and standards to improve gender responsiveness of
health interventions and promote gender equity in health.
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The overall objectives and scope
of GWH are illustrated in the following diagram:
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Diagram [PDF 72 KB]
* WHD: Women
Health Development
Note: In Gender and
Development (GAD) it consists of men and women development; however the
status of women’s health is still far behind that of men’s. Moreover, some
criteria applicable to men cannot be linked to women due to gender norms in
the family, community
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