Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

Gender, equity, and human rights

World Health Organization

17 Oct 2018

Gender, equity, and human rights

An overview of gender, which requires us to ensure that health policy, programmes, services and delivery models are responsive to the needs of women, men, girls and boys in all their diversity.

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Fact sheet Gender, equity and human rights

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