"Ensuring Healthy Lives and Promoting Well-Being to Improve the LIves of Women and Girls" was announced as the theme for the 2019-2022 FAWCO Target Program: Health at the Biennial Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 24, 2019.
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
– World Health Organization
Health programs that address gender barriers improve development programs overall. When women are educated and can earn and control income, infant mortality declines, child health and nutrition improve, population growth slows, economies expand, and cycles of poverty are broken.
– US Aid
Key Areas that have Serious Consequences for Female Health
unequal power relationships
social factors
malnutrition
universal coverage
environment
hiv
mosquito nets/malaria prevention
tobacco use
discrimination
mortality during pregnancy and childbirth
economic empowerment
lack of information
physical, sexual and emotional violence
sexually transmitted infections
unsafe cooking fuels
early marriage
Target Program: Health Timeline 2019-2022
Target Health Blog - coming soon
In our monthly Target Blog, we will learn about the most important issues in women's and girls' health:
What are the top ten issues for women's and girls' health?
What prevents women and girls from accessing quality health care?
What are the goals established by world leaders in health to remedy these issues?
What are the effects of poor health on women and girls, their families, communities and societies?
What is the impact on women and girls, their families, communities and societies when good health is achieved?
Target Health Bulletin
Our monthly bulletin, Target Program: Health, will update you on the current status of the Target Program, tease you with a snippet from the blog, and offer a visual inspiration to enhance your understanding of the health issues faced by women and children.
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or any other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
FGM = cutting
Cutting season:
July, August and September are known as the “cutting season” in many countries and for many girls around...
"Promoting Well-Being and Healthy Lives for Women and Girls" was announced as the theme for the 2019-2022 FAWCO Target Program Health at the Biennial Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 24, 2019.
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
