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Women's
health
Women’s health is a key issue. Due to social inequities and
the fact that they have very little input on their living
conditions (if at all), women have in fact been more
susceptible to socio-economic problems. This situation has
had a direct influence on their physical health.
On the other hand, because they are responsible for the
well-being of children and families, women have a key-role
in community life. Anything that would improve their health
and living conditions would also have an impact on the
community.
To give shape to its contribution, the CCISD setup in 1996
the Perspectives santé des femmes committee. Its mandate is to develop projects and promote
women’s health issues in all CCISD projects. While it also
participated in other initiatives, the main mandates of the
committee are reproductive health and the reduction of
maternal mortality.
The third phase of the Project (AIDS 3) is bridged with the
Gender and Development Support Team, testifying to the
importance awarded to inequities between men and women as an
inherent factor of the spread of the HIV-AIDS epidemic. The
Gender and Development (GAD) interventions should help the
Project reach its goal and will contribute to the
development of a new field expertise
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