Women's Health and Nutrition: Making a Difference (World Bank Discussion Paper)

Cynthia Green

ISBN 10: 082132991X / ISBN 13: 9780821329917

Published by World Bank Publications, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Women's Health and Nutrition: Making a Difference (World Bank Discussion Paper)
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082132991X
• ISBN 13: 9780821329917
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
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Synopsis

From poverty reduction to intergenerational benefits and economic efficiency, the arguments for investing in women's health and nutrition are compelling. Many health interventions directed specifically at women are among the most cost-effective health interventions available today. Improving women's health has multiple external benefits that enhance the survival and well-being of children and the productivity capacity of the economy. And investment in women's health can help remedy health disadvantages that are rooted in women's low socioeconomic status and reproductive functions and responsibilities. This paper provides an overview of women's health and nutrition by considering the entire life cycle of the women - a meaningful approach because problems and behaviors that begin in childhood and adolescence have cumulative consequences that can profoundly affect a woman's health later in life. Previously neglected periods of a women's life, such as adolescence and the post-reproductive ages, are examined. In addition to biological problems, the paper addresses the broader social issues that affect health, such as gender discrimination and violence against women. Offering a rational basis to improve women's health that works within the constraints faced by developing countries, the paper provides guidance for policy makers and program planners on how to redirect scarce resources to the most cost-effective interventions. The Essential Services for women's health described in the paper are interventions that have widespread benefits of sufficient importance to justify public funding, even in the poorest countries. The Expanded Services consist of additional interventions that can beimplemented by middle income countries - and by poorer countries to the extent resources permit. The paper also reviews country experiences and recommends actions governments can take - and the kind of support international organizations can provide - to make a difference in the health and nutrition of women in developing countries.