Gender EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年11月13日 · Gender identity refers to a person’s internal and individual experience of gender, which may or may not correspond to their sex at birth. Gender influences health outcomes, exposure to risk, access to information and resources, access to and experiences of health-care, participation in the health-care workforce, and many relevant social ...
Gender and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
2021年5月24日 · Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world. This Q&A examines the links between gender and health, highlighting WHO’s ongoing work to address gender-related barriers to healthcare, advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity, and achieve …
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence prevention and support for survivors are essential in every humanitarian response. During emergencies, all forms of gender-based violence can spike, including sexual and intimate partner violence. 1 in 5 refugee or displaced women and girls living in complex emergencies is estimated to have experienced sexual violence.
Gender and health in the Western Pacific - World Health …
2024年12月12日 · Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a particular society considers appropriate for men, women, boys, girls, and gender diverse people. Societal norms, roles and relations that are based on gender, can affect health by influencing the health-related experiences and behaviours of ...
Gender incongruence and transgender health in the ICD
Gender incongruence of adolescence or adulthood: Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood is characterised by a marked and persistent incongruence between an individual´s experienced gender and the assigned sex, which often leads to a desire to ‘transition’, in order to live and be accepted as a person of the experienced gender ...
Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to …
2025年3月6日 · As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on Women – a landmark blueprint for gender equality – progress remains frustratingly slow. If we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we must place women at the centre of global health transformation.Well-functioning health systems are the foundation of …
Programme for Gender Equality, Human Rights and Health Equity
The department leverages and contributes to WHO’s leadership, technical expertise and country presence to accelerate progress on gender equality, human rights and health equity. It also leads capacity building efforts for mainstreaming gender, equity and human rights in all WHO programmes, working closely with a growing organization-wide ...
Closing data gaps in gender - World Health Organization (WHO)
Collecting, analyzing, and using good quality, disaggregated data is necessary to improve people’s health and well-being. In 2019, WHO’s Global Health Statistics were disaggregated by sex for the first time. When data on individuals are broken down by sex, health systems are better able to identify and respond to gender inequalities in health, and allocate resources …
WHO report reveals gender inequalities at the root of global crisis …
2024年3月13日 · A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), “Fair share for health and care: gender and the undervaluation of health and care work" illustrates how gender inequalities in health and care work negatively impact …
Gender and immunization - World Health Organization (WHO)
Gender impacts immunization both on the demand side, through people’s health seeking behaviours, and on the supply side provision of health services. By applying knowledge about gender and taking action to design gender-responsive interventions it is possible to implement more effective immunization programmes and increase coverage for all.