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Women's health in a changing world. A continuous challenge
1Royal Tropical Institute/University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
There is reason to pay extra attention to women's health. Not only do complications related to reproduction pose risks to women's health; environmental, in particular cultural factors do so as well. The combination of sexual and economic subordination of women in many societies leads to discrimination which has a detrimental effect on the health of women, starting at birth. Violence against women has only recently been recognized as a worldwide problem. Over the past 20 years research and action at all levels have contributed to a better understanding of these problems, and more appropriate identification of interventions to tackle them.
There is reason to pay extra attention to women's health. Not only do complications related to reproduction pose risks to women's health; environmental, in particular cultural factors do so as well. The combination of sexual and economic subordination of women in many societies leads to discrimination which has a detrimental effect on the health of women, starting at birth. Violence against women has only recently been recognized as a worldwide problem. Over the past 20 years research and action at all levels have contributed to a better understanding of these problems, and more appropriate identification of interventions to tackle them.