TY - JOUR
T1 - The world health organization policy on global women's health
T2 - New frontiers
AU - Requejo Harris, Jennifer
AU - Merialdi, Mario
AU - Merzagora, Francesca
AU - Aureli, Francesco
AU - Bustreo, Flavia
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - This article reviews formal and informal mechanisms through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is promoting policies for the advancement of women's health. Specific attention is given to select examples of innovative strategies the WHO has adopted in recent years to increase political commitment to women's and children's health and influence the development of policies supportive of country efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4 (MDG4) and MDG 5 (to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health, respectively).
AB - This article reviews formal and informal mechanisms through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is promoting policies for the advancement of women's health. Specific attention is given to select examples of innovative strategies the WHO has adopted in recent years to increase political commitment to women's and children's health and influence the development of policies supportive of country efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4 (MDG4) and MDG 5 (to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health, respectively).
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U2 - 10.1089/jwh.2010.2101
DO - 10.1089/jwh.2010.2101
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21050064
AN - SCOPUS:78149381392
SN - 1540-9996
VL - 19
SP - 2115
EP - 2118
JO - Journal of Women's Health
JF - Journal of Women's Health
IS - 11
ER -