Improving the health of women and adolescents: an unfinished agenda

Posted by Share-Net NL on August 28, 2014 at 10:47 am



This paper examines progress in the areas of women’s health and mortality that were at the centre of the ICPD Programme of Action, including reproductive and maternal health and HIV/AIDS. It then turns to other issues in women’s health over the life course, including such risks as gender-based violence and indoor pollution. It highlights the increasing burden in developing countries of diseases such as cancers of the reproductive system, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. Lastly, it reviews evidence on health and mortality in adolescence and calls for increased attention to this phase of life that influences health and well-being throughout adulthood.

Author: Suzanne Petroni, Katherine Fritz
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