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WHO calls for women's healthcare reform
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan holds a copy of the "Women and Health" report during a news conference at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva November 9, 2009. WHO is launching the "Women and Health: Today's Evidence, Tomorrow' Full Article at People's Daily Online
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GENEVA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) called for girls' and women's healthcare reform on Monday in Geneva. Full Article at Xinhua
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We will not see significant progress as long as women are regarded as second-class citizens in so many parts of the world ... these unequal power relations translate into unequal access to health care and unequal control over health resources.
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We will not see a significant improvement in the health of women until they are no longer recognized as second-class citizens in many parts of the world
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The obstacles that stand in the way of better health for women are not primarily technical or medical in nature. They are social and political
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What this report has measured is the profound impact that social status has on the health of women and girls
