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Reproductive health during conflict and displacement : a guide for programme managers

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). Department of Reproductive Health and Research
2000

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This guide outlines the impact of conflict and displacement on the provision of reproductive health services and sets out a strategy to lessen the plight of individuals and communities in emergency situations. It provides tools for the assessment of needs and monitoring of reproductive health both in refugee and displacement settings and in protracted low-grade conflicts. It also addresses the reproductive health needs of the post-conflict period and looks at ways to respond to the gender-based, sexual violence. This guide is intended for health programme managers, medical coordinators, donors and NGOs, trainers and managers of social services

Violence against women

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
1997

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Contents: General -- Definition and scope of the problem -- Violence against women in families -- Rape and sexual assault -- Violence against women in situations of armed conflict and displacement -- The girl child -- Health consequences -- What health workers can do -- What WHO's doing -- What non-governmental organizations can do -- Selected human rights documents, United Nations declarations and treaties -- Selected readings -- World Health Assembly Resolution 49.25

Gender disparities in mental health

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

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"This paper examines current evidence regarding rates, risk factors, correlates and consequences of gender disparities in mental health. Gender is conceptualized as a structural determinant of mental health and mental illness that runs like a fault line, interconnecting with and deepening the disparities associated with other important socioeconomic determinants such as income, employment and social position"

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