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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959485103321

Titolo

Women and health : today's evidence tomorrow's agenda / / World Health Organization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : WHO, c2009

ISBN

1-282-45620-2

9786612456206

92-4-068419-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Collana

Nonserial Publications

Disciplina

610

613/.04244

Soggetti

Women - Health and hygiene

Women's health services

Life change events

Health status indicators

Social justice

Gender identity

Political planning

World health

Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Foreword; Introduction; Executive summary; Chapter 1: understanding women's health in the world today; Chapter 2: The girl child; Chapter 3: Adolescent girl; Chapter 4: Adult women: the reproductive years; Chapter 5: Adult women; Chapter 6: Older women; Chapter 7: Policy implications; Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a report on women and health - both women's health needs and their contribution to the health of societies. Women's health has long been a concern for WHO, but today it has become an urgent priority. This report explains why. Using current data, it takes stock of what we know now about the health of women throughout their lives and across the different regions of the world. Highlighting key issues - some of



which are familiar, others that merit far greater attention - the report identifies opportunities for making more rapid progress. It points to areas in which better information - pl