Gender

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• Adolescent girls’ health
  07-03-2012
  Girls are more vulnerable than boys to certain health risks and conditions, such as depression and some sexually transmitted infections. WHO/Europe underlines the importance of targeted, gender-responsive policies, for International Women’s Day, 8 March.
• The series of “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response”
  21-02-2012
  The series of “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response” shows that gender differences and inequalities affect various aspects of illness, health and wellbeing in girls and boys in the European Region.
• Causes and consequences: what determines our sexual and reproductive health? Entre Nous 73, 2011
  14-02-2012
  Issue No 73 of Entre Nous, “Causes and consequences: What determines our sexual and reproductive health?” focuses on the relationship between health inequities, social determinants of health and sexual and reproductive health, highlighting the progress, challenges, current status and commitment that has been made in this area throughout the European Region. The issue also features an article on the new European policy for health “Health 2020” which is currently under development and how this policy can be used to tackle the public health challenges of today such as vulnerable groups and inequities.
• Albania Success stories in improving mother and child health
  03-01-2012
• Women and cancer: screening and treatment save lives
  03-11-2011
  One in five women in the European Region will get cancer before the age of 75. A third of cancers are preventable, and common types among women – breast, colorectal and cervical – can be cured if detected early.
• Gender mainstreaming in WHO: what is next?
  02-11-2011
  WHO presents the main findings and conclusions of the mid-term review of the WHO Strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO. The document also explains the review methodology used and proposes key recommendations as to how to more effectively mainstream gender across the Organization in 2012 and 2013.
• Cervical cancer prevention – programme managers meet in Istanbul to strengthen decision-making and share experiences and best practice
  05-10-2011
  More than 40 Member States will meet in Istanbul to review progress and share experience, best practices and lessons learned within cervical cancer prevention. The meeting will take place 11-12 October 2011.
• Women’s health in prison
  04-10-2011
  Women are paying a higher price in prison than men. WHO/Europe and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have developed three checklists to ensure greater safety and better quality health care for these women.
• Imprisonment and women’s health: concerns about gender sensitivity, human rights and public health
  01-09-2011
  Imprisoned women have more and different health-care needs compared with male prisoners. Their needs are related to reproductive health issues, mental health problems, drug dependencies and histories of violence and abuse, and often their status as a mother and usually the primary carer for her children.
• Stop discrimination against homosexual men and women
  17-05-2011
  Despite the clear commitment to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation made by most Member States in the WHO European Region, many problems remain in protecting and promoting the rights of homosexuals. Sex between men is still a crime in some parts of the Region. 17 May is the International Day Against Homophobia.
• Integrating gender, equity and other social determinants in the Turkmen state health programme
  26-04-2011
  In cooperation with the Turkmenistan Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, the WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan held a workshop 6-7 April 2011 on integrating gender, social determinants and equity in the state health programme.
• Turkey focuses on combating women’s cancer
  05-04-2011
  Despite Turkey having one of the lowest incidences of registered cancer cases in the European region, both cervical and breast cancer have increased over the past 5 years. On 3 April 2011, the Cancer Department of the Ministry of Health in Turkey organized an International Symposium to launch “Cancer week 1-7 April 2011”. The Minister of Health of Turkey launched the event emphasizing that 2011 will be dedicated to women’s cancer.
• International Women’s Day celebrates a centenary of achievements
  08-03-2011
  International Women’s Day on 8 March 2011 celebrates a centenary of achievements in women’s health, education and rights. This year’s focus is “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathways for decent work for women”.
• Gender equality key to Millennium Development Goals
  28-02-2011
  Gender equality and empowerment of women – Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3 – contribute to progress on all other MDGs, especially MDG 4 on reducing childhood mortality and MDG 5 on improving maternal health.
• Are we on track? Progress towards MDG 3, 4 and 5 in Europe. Entre Nous 71, 2011
  10-02-2011
• How health systems can accelerate progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on child and maternal health by promoting gender equity
  07-02-2011
  This briefing highlights the implications that gender inequity has for the achievement of MDG 4 and 5 on maternal and child health. It is a follow-up to World Health Assembly resolution 63.15, which urges Member States to renew their commitment to prevent and eliminate maternal, newborn and child mortality and morbidity and to World Health Assembly resolution 60.25 that urges WHO and Member States to integrate gender analysis into their work. The briefing focuses on the actions that health systems can take to address gender inequity within and beyond the health sector.
• Violence against women: an urgent public health priority
  12-01-2011
• Empower women – Combating tobacco industry marketing in the WHO European Region
  20-12-2010
  Over the last two decades, smoking by women and girls in many parts of the WHO European Region has increased, largely owing to skilful and successful marketing by the tobacco industry. It has tailored campaigns to target women and girls, and the tobacco control community needs to do the same. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) expresses alarm at the increase in women and girls’ use of tobacco. This monograph uses examples of action taken in the Region to provide countries with a guide and ideas about what action could and should be taken, in the context of the WHO FCTC’s articles and guidelines.
• International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
  25-11-2010
  25 November is the official international day for the elimination of violence against women where governments, international organizations and NGOs are organizing activities designated to raise public awareness of the problem. It has been observed on November 25 each year since 2000.
• WHO organizes policy dialogue for better evidence to improve women's health through gender and health statistics. Washington, USA, 25–27 October, 2010
  14-10-2010
  The WHO Department of Gender, Women and Health (GWH) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the Americas (AMRO) will hold a meeting A policy dialogue for better evidence to improve women's health through gender and health statistics.
• Progress regarding MDGs 3, 4 and 5. Draft conclusions from WHO meeting of national focal points for family and community health in Durres, Albania.
  06-10-2010
  Government officials, UN agencies and other partners from more than 25 countries met in Durres, Albania last week to take stock of the progress in achieving MDGs 3 (Promote gender equality and empower women), 4 (Reduce child mortality) and 5 (To improve maternal health) in the WHO European Region.
• Achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on improving Child and Maternal Health and Gender Equality in the WHO European Region
  28-09-2010
  Government officials, UN agencies and other partners from more than 25 countries are convening in Durres, Albania these days to review the progress in achieving MDGs 3, 4 and 5 in the WHO European Region.
• Achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on improving Child and Maternal Health and Gender Equality in the WHO European Region - Upcoming meeting of focal points in Albania, Durres, 28-30 September
  28-08-2010
  WHO/Europe is organizing a meeting for Government officials, UN agencies and other partners with the overall aim to review the progress in achieving MDGs 3, 4 and 5 in the WHO European Region, and identify immediate and long term actions for the reduction of child mortality and improvement of maternal health in the region. The meeting will emphasize how gender inequalities impact on the achievement of MDG 4 and 5.
• Red Alert on Women's Hearts
  07-06-2010
  Report by the European Heart Network on Women and Cardiovascular Research in Europe, November 2009
• Heart disease leading cause of death in women
  27-05-2010
  Globally, heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in high-income countries, and the second most importance cause in low- and middle-income countries.
• World No Tobacco Day 2010 focuses on gender
  22-05-2010
  The theme for World Tobacco Day 2010 – Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women responds to the increasing number of women smokers worldwide. 
• New WHO report on environment and health risks
  15-04-2010
  The document Environment and health risks: a review of the influence and effects of social inequalities was prepared as a background document to the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and health held in Parma, 10-12 March 2010.  Chapter 10 Gender inequities in environment and health reviews the existing evidence on how gender influences the four regional priorities indentified by the Children's Environment and health Action Plan for Europe: water and sanitation, physical activity, indoor and outdoor pollution and chemical free environments.