Gender and health
Subtitle: policy and practice : a global sourcebook
By: Anke van der Kwaak and Madeleen Wegelin-Schuringa, guest editors.
Contributors: Kwaak, Anke van der.; Wegelin-Schuringa, Madeleen.
Series: Critical reviews and annotated bibliographies series; Gender, society & development -- 9
Publisher: KIT Publishers; Oxfam GB; KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9789068327342
Subjects: Hygiene, Sexual -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.; Reproductive health -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.; Sex role -- Developing countries.; Women -- Health and hygiene -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.; Men -- Health and hygiene -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.; Sex discrimination.; Sex factors in disease -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.; Discrimination in medical care -- Developing countries.; Medical policy -- Developing countries.
Description: "Gender and Health: Policy and Practice presents strategies, approaches, and tools to mainstream gender equity concerns in the formulation of health policy and practice. It brings together case studies from around the world that illustrate ways of addressing the health needs and rights of women and men, and ensuring equal access to health care."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes annotated bibliographical references (p. 111-163) and index.