... discussing womens rights, rights work also raises the issue of spending to address discrimination and disadvantage Over recent years the discourse on human rights has increasingly recognised ... non-profit association which works on HIV/AIDS issues TAC has some big aims, such as improving the health system and living conditions of poor people in South Africa But its most successful campaigns focus ... close the gaps yields gains across societies 16 SOME KEY LINKAGES Box 2: Highlights of UNIFEM s work in GRB Working in close partnership with womens organisations and scholars, UNIFEM has helped...
... client s earnings and decisions on household purchases Increase in personal savings Increases in business and non-business assets Effect of education on HIV/AIDS awareness among three-year+ clients ... tables and 3) Table Increase in personal savings New clients year+ clients Personal savings 42% 48% Table Increases in business and non-business assests New clients year+ clients Increase in business ... increases womens right to access opportunities and resources It enables them to develop their businesses, increase financial stability, maintain and increase personal assets and meet basic needs (see...
... The conservative social mores that discourage extramarital sex also discourage open discussion of sexuality, condoms, STIs, and HIV/AIDS But open, frank dialogue is key to addressing STIs and other ... financial, and physical obstacles to reproductivehealth care services is necessary for improving maternal health Closing the gap between rural and urban areas’ access to and use of reproductivehealth ... in conservative societies, requires strong commitments on the part of governments as well as nongovernmental healthand human rights advocates Although reproductivehealth issues are sensitive...
... The conservative social mores that discourage extramarital sex also discourage open discussion of sexuality, condoms, STIs, and HIV/AIDS But open, frank dialogue is key to addressing STIs and other ... financial, and physical obstacles to reproductivehealth care services is necessary for improving maternal health Closing the gap between rural and urban areas’ access to and use of reproductivehealth ... in conservative societies, requires strong commitments on the part of governments as well as nongovernmental healthand human rights advocates Although reproductivehealth issues are sensitive...
... manifestations, severity and frequency of disease, as well as health outcomes; the social and cultural determinants of ill -health/ disease; the response of health systems and services; the roles of womenand ... depressive illness, anxiety disorders Results General Health Questionnaire 28, Psychiatric Assessment Schedule at 6–8 weeks postpartum Goldberg s Standardised Psychiatric Interview, months postpartum ... factors were identified as: reproductive choice; nutritional status, co-existing infectious diseases; access to information; access to services; and training and skill of health workers (Lissner,...
... consideration She is childless and has a boyfriend whom she says she is in love with, but who she also describes as unreliable as he is physically abusive at times and has other girlfriends Subsequently ... men andwomen towards womens land rights in the context of HIV and AIDS and gender-based violence The discussions were structured around a series of vignettes, designed to stimulate discussion ... abuse, and also addresses the issue of HIV and AIDS as a catalyst for consciousness-raising on the part of some women Chapter presents our findings on tenure, including: respondents’ perceptions of...
... manifestations, severity and frequency of disease, as well as health outcomes; the social and cultural determinants of ill -health/ disease; the response of health systems and services; the roles of womenand ... depressive illness, anxiety disorders Results General Health Questionnaire 28, Psychiatric Assessment Schedule at 6–8 weeks postpartum Goldberg s Standardised Psychiatric Interview, months postpartum ... factors were identified as: reproductive choice; nutritional status, co-existing infectious diseases; access to information; access to services; and training and skill of health workers (Lissner,...
... Rights of Disabled Persons Para Disabled persons, whatever the origin, nature and seriousness of their handicaps and disabilities, have the same fundamental rights as their fellow-citizens ... forms of coercion and discrimination in policies and practices Assistance should be provided to persons with disabilities in the exercise of their family rightsand responsibilities The Standard ... parental rights See Mental Disabilities Rights International, Human Rightsand Mental Health: Uruguay 46 (1995) 33 See WomensRights Convention, supra note 14 at arts 10, 12, para 34 See Womens Rights...
... consideration She is childless and has a boyfriend whom she says she is in love with, but who she also describes as unreliable as he is physically abusive at times and has other girlfriends Subsequently ... men andwomen towards womens land rights in the context of HIV and AIDS and gender-based violence The discussions were structured around a series of vignettes, designed to stimulate discussion ... abuse, and also addresses the issue of HIV and AIDS as a catalyst for consciousness-raising on the part of some women Chapter presents our findings on tenure, including: respondents’ perceptions of...
... Housing (tents, slums, brick houses) Access to basic goods and services (water, food, fuel, sanitary provisions) Measures to guarantee women access to basic goods sand services Security and ... for the discussions Focus group discussions Semi-structured focus group discussions with displaced womenandhealth providers using the guide as a support 10 Preliminary conclusions and recommendation ... human rightsandwomenrightss organizations Support to womenrightsand sexual andreproductivesrights initiatives (awareness raising, training, referral system for legal aid and counselling,...
... humanness, human rights, and science s responsibilities Postmodernism can be dated from any of these, and each holds its own lessons and cautions Many scholars date postmodernism from Hiroshima and ... (IPPNW) and its U .S affiliate Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), and Médecins du Monde (Doctors of ... standard of physical and mental health. ” Given the horrors of poverty, disease, and wars since World War II, it is easy to dismiss the rights enunciated in these documents as empty 22 Bioethics...
... various discourses on womens lives was that in some instances the dominant discourses were close to those the literature presents about the lives of First World women of this age group, and were ... bars, food stands, places of enterprise and churches along this road The small food shops supply items that might be needed on a regular basis, such as sugar, rice, flour, bread, eggs, matches, salt ... research project were obtained through a survey, case studies, the use of various libraries and library sources, and by discussions with specific people in the communities studied, as well as...
... Next Steps for the CCHA Method: Large Group Discussion Instructions: Review the CCHA s role as discussed in Section IIA of the outline Discuss what CCHAs need to know and in order to train staff and ... adults and children, it is important for CCHAs to understand how adults and children learn in real-life settings This understanding will make it easier to conduct formal and informal training sessions ... Focus the training on the ECE program s current issues and challenges g Create an environment that encourages discussion and interaction h Acknowledge and address barriers or challenges (e.g., staff...
... violations des droits humains des femmes et l’incapacité accepter que les femmes emprisonnées aient des besoins sanitaires plus nombreux et différents des prisonniers de sexe masculin, souvent li s ... préoccupations relatives la spécificité des sexes, aux droits humains et la santé publique La santé des prisonniers est l’une des pires de tous les groupes de population, et les inégalit s apparentes constituent ... Imprisonment andwomenshealth policy surrounding who s using and who s doing time”.5 A close look at the needs of women in prison and related health aspects raised issues of gender inequity and...
... staff services to collect and assess such data, and the Centre for Human Rights does not have access to statistical databases within the United Nations and its specialized agencies While WHO has ... to women, or instead frames women'shealth status solely in terms of their maternal andreproductive roles Society 's interest in the delivery of healthy newborns has often resulted in women'shealth ... social, and cultural rights Another is that international human rights organizations with standing or "full consultative status" in the U.N system and access to human rights bodies have focused...
... water and sanitation, business and infrastructure The aim is to provide resources and to address the structural barriers and social determinants of womensand children shealth Addressing ... commitments addressing NCDs 29 In addition to commitments focusing on the health MDGs and NCDs, stakeholders made commitments across sectors to address the full spectrum of MDG priorities Some illustrative ... of any single country or partner, such as cross-border health emergencies and human rights violations Address structural barriers to, and social determinants of, womensand children s health, ...
... services, andhealth conditions and behavior ISSN 0-8406-0526-9 Fertility—United States—Statistics Birth control—United States—Statistics Childbirth—United States—Statistics Sex—United States—Statistics ... States—Statistics Pregnancy—United States—Statistics Health behavior—United States—Statistics United States—Statistics, Medical United States—Statistics, Vital I National Center for Health Statistics (U .S. ) ... results of the 1995 survey as soon as possible, this report contains only very simple measures of these background characteristics and is limited to simple statistical measures such as percents...
... associated with postmenopausal women- osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease Because decreased estrogen appears to underlie the disturbing symptoms of the menopausal period as well as the susceptibility ... 2,037 SOURCE: N.E Avis and S. M McKinlay, “A Longitudinal Analysis of sWomens Attitudes Toward the Menopause: Results From the Massachusetts WomensHealth Study,” Maturitas 13:71, 1991 Some women ... psychosis and depression, Table 2-2—Number of Hysterectomies (in thousands) by Age and Diagnosis, United States, 1985-87 Diagnosis Cancer Endometrial hyperplasia Fibroids Endometriosis Prolapse...
... more serious in womenand for some diseases risk factors and interventions are different for womenand men Changes in diseases over time and across the lifespan also differ between womenand men ... men andwomen in society 31 32 Health Issues 33 Cardiovascular Diseases Diseases of the heart and circulatory system (called cardiovascular diseases or CVD) are a main cause of mortality as well ... as disability and morbidity among women in Europe CVD is caused by disorders of the heart and blood vessels and includes coronary heart disease (heart attacks) and cerebrovascular disease (stroke)...
... disease, and stroke.5, • Leisure time physical activity is inversely associated with heart disease,7 stroke,7 diabetes,8 and obesity.9 • Smoking is positively associated with heart disease and ... organizations, and private companies across the United States Department of Healthand Human Services Tommy G Thompson Secretary DHHS Office on WomensHealth Wanda K Jones, Dr P.H Deputy Assistant Secretary ... socioeconomic status, health practices, psychosocial stress and resources, environmental exposures, discrimination, and access to health care Most of the racial differences noted in the text associated...