Gender, equity and human rights at the core of the health response
1 May 2012 -- As part of the current reform process, the World Health Organization has launched a new approach to promote and facilitate the institutional mainstreaming of gender, equity and human rights, building upon the progress that has already been made on these areas at all three levels of the Organization.
Strengthening capacity to address harmful health effects of gender
Over the past five years, WHO's Gender, Women and Health Network has been piloting and developing practical capacity building materials to assist in the progressive mainstreaming of gender considerations in health sector activities. The Gender Mainstreaming Manual for Health Managers: a practical approach serves as the core capacity building manual, with a range of tools available to support national teams to identify and address gender and health inequities. Tools and strategies fit within the overall framework of the WHO Gender Strategy.
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Brief on gender, women and health
pdf, 137kb - Highlights of the Gender, Women and Health Network
Features
Events
Publications
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Gender mainstreaming in WHO: what is next?
October 2011 -- Report of the mid-term review of the WHO Gender Strategy -
Human rights and gender equality in health sector strategies: How to assess policy coherence
April 2011 -- Tool -
Gender mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approach
April 2011 -- Faciltators' guide. Participant's notes