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Gender, Women's Health and Ageing (GWH)

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    • Objectives/functions
    • Policies and strategies
    • Regional targets
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    • Healthy ageing
    • Social aspects of family and reproductive health programme including harmful traditional practices.
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Report: Addressing the Challenge of Women’s Health in Africa

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Gender, Women's Health and Ageing

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The Gender, Women's Health and Ageing Programme supports Member States to formulate, implement and evaluate health policies, programmes and services that contribute to gender equity and improve women's health throughout their lifespan.


Overview

Objectives/functions

Policies and strategies

Regional targets


GWH featured publications:

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Womens Health: A Strategy for the African RegionIntegrating Gender Analysis and Actions into the Work of WHO: Plan of Action (PoA)Regional Plan of Action to Accelerate the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
in Africa

Events

International Women's Day 2013

Highlights

Female Genital Mutilation

Age is not a barrier to keeping physically fit and promoting physical activity
Pa Martyn, 75, Sierra Leone

What do we mean by "sex" and "gender"

What is "gender mainstreaming"?

Why gender and health?

Ten facts about women's health

Facts about violence against women


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