From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">crossposted from: <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="maroon"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">Eliminating Health Inequities: Every Woman and Every Child
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neglected in drive for equitable health for all<u></u><u></u></span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">New report from the
Red Cross and The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health calls for
barriers to health services to be removed.<u></u><u></u></span></font></i></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies and <br>
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), November 2011<br>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/sONyZt" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style="color:black">http://bit.ly/sONyZt</span></font></a>
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English at: <a href="http://bit.ly/tQuFXP" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style="color:black">http://bit.ly/tQuFXP</span></font></a> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">“……The report paints
a stark picture of global health inequities and focuses on women and children
not only because many suffer undue hardship, but also because women are
instrumental in improving the health of their children, families and communities.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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The report contains a set of concrete recommendations for action by different
stakeholders, including government, donors and civil society, to improve access
to quality care and health information, and greater gender equality. The
recommendations take a holistic approach, linking health inequities to poverty,
gender bias, and human rights violations, which are in turn impact on education,
transport, health, agriculture and overall well-being.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Success stories of social and political action in 10 countries around the
world, including <u></u>Egypt<u></u>, <u></u>Bangladesh<u></u>, <u></u>Malawi<u></u>,
<u></u>Ecuador<u></u>, <u></u>Afghanistan<u></u>, <u></u>Cameroon<u></u>,
Democratic Republic of Congo, <u></u>Austria<u></u>,
Democratic People's <u></u>Republic<u></u> of <u></u>Korea<u></u>, and <u></u><u></u>Eritrea<u></u><u></u>, are also highlighted….”<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#7a1600"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#7a1600">Introduction <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#7a1600"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#7a1600">Chapter 1. Focusing on women and children is a good place to
start <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The unique needs of women and children <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Social inequities compound biological differences, exacerbating
vulnerabilities <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Double the risk and double the neglect: HIV and women who use
drugs <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#7a1600"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#7a1600">Chapter 2. The time to act is now <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Progress in reaching MDGs disguises burdens <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Human rights is the framework to eliminate health inequities <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#7a1600"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#7a1600">Chapter 3. The scale of the problem: the dimensions of health
inequities <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Public health systems are both a cause and a solution to health
inequities <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Poverty amid current universal trends exacerbates health
inequities <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Public policies committed to equity present opportunities <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#7a1600"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#7a1600">Chapter 4. The Red Cross Red Crescent response <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">A holistic approach to health equity informed by human rights <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Provide prevention, treatment, care and support when and where
needed <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Make reliable, accurate information available and encourage
health-seeking behaviours <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Promote gender equality, empower women and girls, and enlist the
support of men and boys <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Obstacles and opportunities <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#7a1600"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#7a1600">The way forward <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#7a1600"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#7a1600">References<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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