Women and health : today's evidence tomorrow's agenda

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ISBN	9789241563857 (pbk.)
Call Number	RA778 W872 2009
Title	Women and health : today's evidence tomorrow's agenda / World Health Organization
Imprint	Geneva : World Health Organization, c2009.
Physical	xvi, 91 p. : ill. (col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents Note	Understanding women's health in the world today --The girl child --Adolescent girls --Adult women : thereproductive years --Adult women --Older women --Policyimplications --Conclusion
Summary	Despite considerable progress in the past decades,societies continue to fail to meet the health care needsof women at key moments of their lives, particularly intheir adolescent years and in older age. These are the keyfindings of the WHO report Women and health: today^'sevidence tomorrow^'s agenda. WHO calls for action bothwithin the health sector and beyond to improve the healthand lives of girls and women around the world, from birthto older age. The report provides the latest and mostcomprehensive evidence available to date on women^'sspecific needs and health challenges over their entirelife-course. The report includes the latest global andregional figures on the health and leading causes of deathin women from birth, through childhood, adolescence andadulthood, to older age. --Publisher^'s description
Subject	Women--Health and hygiene
Subject	Women's health services
Subject	Life change events
Subject	Health status indicators
Corporate Author	World Health Organization
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520 ^aDespite considerable progress in the past decades,societies continue to fail to meet the health care needsof women at key moments of their lives, particularly intheir adolescent years and in older age. These are the keyfindings of the WHO report Women and health: today^'sevidence tomorrow^'s agenda. WHO calls for action bothwithin the health sector and beyond to improve the healthand lives of girls and women around the world, from birthto older age. The report provides the latest and mostcomprehensive evidence available to date on women^'sspecific needs and health challenges over their entirelife-course. The report includes the latest global andregional figures on the health and leading causes of deathin women from birth, through childhood, adolescence andadulthood, to older age. --Publisher^'s description

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