Women’s Global Health and Human Rights serves as an overview of the challenges faced by women in different regions of the world. Ideal as a tool for both professionals and students, this book discusses the similarities and differences in health and human rights challenges that are faced by women globally. Best practices and success stories are also included in this timely and important text.
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From the Preface:
“Women in this day and age are denied their fundamental right to enjoy a complete state of heath as defined by the World Health Organization…This book is unique in that it addresses the similarities and differences in health and human rights challenges faced by women in different regions of the world. The diversity of backgrounds and geographic locations of the invited authors contributes to the book's richness of content. It is meant to be a text which inspires and educates its readers toward positive action.”
—Padmini Murthy and Clyde Lanford Smith
“Drs. Murthy and Smith deserve great credit for assembling an outstanding team of human rights activists, health practitioners and scholars, who define with passion and compassion the challenges of transforming the slogan of ‘women's rights are human rights’ from aspiration to realization.”
—Stephen P. Marks, François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human RightsDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health
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