Financial hardship linked to inadequate health coverage policies
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 12.12.2017
WHO/Malin Bring
A new analysis from WHO/Europe, released on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day alongside a global UHC monitoring report, compares financial protection in Czechia, Estonia and Latvia. It concludes that households in these broadly similar countries experience markedly different levels of financial hardship when using health services.
According to the report, the incidence of catastrophic and impoverishing out-of-pocket payments – payments that exceed 40% of a household’s capacity to pay for health or push a household into poverty – is very low in Czechia, higher in Estonia and among Europe’s highest in Latvia.
Health is a fundamental human right
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 10.12.2017
10 December 2017 – “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition”.
Almost 70 years after these words were adopted in WHO's constitution, they are more powerful and relevant than ever. Since day one, the right to health has been central to WHO’s identity and mandate.
Number of people affected by dementia to triple in next 30 years
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 07.12.2017
7 December 2017 – As the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to triple from 50 million to 152 million by 2050. The estimated annual global cost of dementia is US$ 818 billion, equivalent to more than 1% of global gross domestic product. By 2030, the cost is expected to have more than doubled, to US$ 2 trillion, a cost that could undermine social and economic development and overwhelm health and social services, including long-term care systems.
EU - Women's Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights in Europe
Извор: WUNRN – 11.12.2017
Council of Europe
Progress needed to ensure women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe!
Despite considerable progress, women in Europe continue to face widespread denials and infringements of their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Laws, policies and practices still curtail and undermine women’s sexual and reproductive health, autonomy, dignity, and decision-making and pervasive gender inequality continues to have profound effects on their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Moreover, in recent years, resurgent threats to these rights have emerged jeopardising longstanding commitments to gender equality and women’s rights.
Schools - Places Of Violence, & To Prevent Violence, Against Girls
Извор: WUNRN – 09.12.2017
Every year, an estimated 246 million children suffer school-related violence and GIRLS are the first victims of these abusive situations
By PierreBremond - 30/11/2017
There is evidence that the education of women and girls has a positive impact on economic, social, cultural and public health development, particularly in developing countries. When women are educated, they become empowered to participate in family decision-making and community life; they are better prepared to protect their own health and that of their loved ones.
Violence Against Women: Unacceptable & Unmeasured
Извор: WUNRN – 08.12.2017
UNDP - United Nations Development Program
Full 286-Page 2016 UNDP Human Development Report: Human Development for Everyone
http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/violence-against-women-unacceptable-and-unmeasured
By Yu-Chieh Hsu, Statistics Analyst, and Milorad Kovacevic, Chief Statistician, at the Human Development Report Office, UNDP
Time Magazine Cover Honors "The Silence Breakers" as Person(s) of the Year
Извор: WUNRN – 08.12.2017
The faces of five women who have spoken out about sexual harassment appear on Time magazine's Person of the Year front cover - along with a mystery right arm.
If you simply glanced at the front cover of the latest Time magazine you may have missed it - an apparently rogue right arm poking into shot.
The faces of five women - including singer Taylor Swift and actor Ashley Judd - feature on the magazine's 2017 Person of the Year cover.
More Than 20,000 Girls Married Illegally Every Day - Child Marriage Laws & Their Limitations
Извор: WUNRN – 08.12.2017
More than 20,000 girls are married every day below the minimum age permitted by national law, according to new research from Save the Children and the World Bank. In all, about 7.5 million girls are married illegally every year. In addition, close to 100 million girls are not protected against child marriage under the laws of their countries.
Integrating a Gender Perspective as an Instrument to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health
Извор: WUNRN – 08.12.2017
Via Dianova - https://www.dianova.ngo/opinion/gender-equality-and-health/
Gender Equality & Health
Integrating a gender perspective as an instrument to reduce social inequalities in health
Providing access to support for Syrian girls and women at risk of gender-based violence and forced marriage – photo: UK Department for International Development – license: CC BY 2.0
Ending Violence Against Widows
Извор: WUNRN – 08.12.2017
Many widows in Nepal face protracted legal battles for property after their husbands die, as did Rama Shahi, 46. Photo: UN Women/Samir Jung Thapa.
In a series of 16 blogs for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, UN Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka addresses 16 ways to end violence against women
The marriage of a child to an older man sets up a power imbalance that is likely to last a lifetime and carries with it the threat of unwanted pregnancies, health risks and violence.
UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Urges Worldwide Adoption of Femicide Watch
Извор: WUNRN – 07.12.2017
Gender-Related Killings Observatories
GENEVA (7 December 2017) – A key global expert on violence against women and women’s rights, Ms Dubravka Šimonović , has reiterated her call for intensification of international, regional and national efforts to prevent femicides or gender related killings of women, and other forms of gender-based violence. The statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, marks the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, as well as International Human Rights Day on 10 December. Her full statement is as follows:
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 - Gender
Извор: WUNRN – 07.12.2017
Direct Link to Full 64-Page SDG 2017 Report
A robust follow-up and review mechanism for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires a solid framework of indicators and statistical data to monitor progress, inform policy and ensure accountability of all stakeholders.
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