Latest items for DACH-PRACTICE-1
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[U]rban refugees in particular were unable to obtain legal documents following passage of the asylum law and at times faced difficulty accessing public services such as health care and education" (14). This includes feminine care for women (MV- coder comment).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[U]rban refugees in particular were unable to obtain legal documents following passage of the asylum law and at times faced difficulty accessing public services such as health care and education" (14). This includes feminine care for women (MV- coder comment).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Medical personnel [are not adequately trained] to ensure specialized attention and care for women and girls who are victims of sexual violence, including the provision of essential services for emergency contraception and abortion… [W]omen who are victims of gender-based violence [do not] have effective access to medical treatment, psychological counselling, legal assistance and protection orders... [T]he inter-institutional support network to victims of gender-based violence (SOL network) and the victim support centres are [not] available in all 22 municipalities [to] provide psychological, legal and social support in one place" (6). "[V]ictims of trafficking, including migrant women do not] have access to adequate health care, shelters, counselling services and redress, including reparations...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Medical personnel [are not adequately trained] to ensure specialized attention and care for women and girls who are victims of sexual violence, including the provision of essential services for emergency contraception and abortion… [W]omen who are victims of gender-based violence [do not] have effective access to medical treatment, psychological counselling, legal assistance and protection orders... [T]he inter-institutional support network to victims of gender-based violence (SOL network) and the victim support centres are [not] available in all 22 municipalities [to] provide psychological, legal and social support in one place" (6). "[V]ictims of trafficking, including migrant women do not] have access to adequate health care, shelters, counselling services and redress, including reparations...more
Aug. 21, 2023, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he health-care system [needs to be] more inclusive and accessible to women with disabilities" (13). "[W]omen immigrants face [difficulties] in regularizing their status and in gaining access to education and health services, including sexual and reproductive health services, owing to costs, language barriers, excessive working hours and the patriarchal attitudes of their partners" (14).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he health-care system [needs to be] more inclusive and accessible to women with disabilities" (13). "[W]omen immigrants face [difficulties] in regularizing their status and in gaining access to education and health services, including sexual and reproductive health services, owing to costs, language barriers, excessive working hours and the patriarchal attitudes of their partners" (14).
Aug. 21, 2023, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he free basic package of essential health services includes reproductive health services for women and adolescent girls have access to special reproductive health facilities in some health centres… [A]dolescent girls [do not] have access to accurate information about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, including on responsible sexual behaviour and the prevention of early pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases… [There is little] availability of special reproductive health-care facilities for adolescent girls and young women in all health centres" (11).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he free basic package of essential health services includes reproductive health services for women and adolescent girls have access to special reproductive health facilities in some health centres… [A]dolescent girls [do not] have access to accurate information about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, including on responsible sexual behaviour and the prevention of early pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases… [There is little] availability of special reproductive health-care facilities for adolescent girls and young women in all health centres" (11).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The information provided by the delegation of the State party that only about 10 per cent of the population currently benefit from health insurance schemes" (12). "The Committee recommends that the State party, in line with general recommendation No. 24 (1999) on women and health and targets of 3.1 and 3.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals: (b) Continue increasing the budget allocated to health care and regularly monitor the impact of the State party’s measures to improve women’s access to inclusive basic health services and to reduce maternal mortality and malnutrition rates" (12).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The information provided by the delegation of the State party that only about 10 per cent of the population currently benefit from health insurance schemes" (12). "The Committee recommends that the State party, in line with general recommendation No. 24 (1999) on women and health and targets of 3.1 and 3.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals: (b) Continue increasing the budget allocated to health care and regularly monitor the impact of the State party’s measures to improve women’s access to inclusive basic health services and to reduce maternal mortality and malnutrition rates" (12).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen and girls who are victims of gender-based violence, including those belonging to the most disadvantaged groups, [do not] have full and barrier-free access to medical and psychological support" (7). "[M]odern forms of contraception, the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and the risks of unsafe abortion [are not part of mandatory education programs]" (11). "[The state is admonished to d]evelop and implement a rights-based health-care protocol for intersex women and ensure that intersex women are not subjected to surgery or treatment without their free, informed and prior consent" (11). This indicates that there is no health protocol in place for intersex women (MV- coder comment).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen and girls who are victims of gender-based violence, including those belonging to the most disadvantaged groups, [do not] have full and barrier-free access to medical and psychological support" (7). "[M]odern forms of contraception, the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and the risks of unsafe abortion [are not part of mandatory education programs]" (11). "[The state is admonished to d]evelop and implement a rights-based health-care protocol for intersex women and ensure that intersex women are not subjected to surgery or treatment without their free, informed and prior consent" (11). This indicates that there is no health protocol in place for intersex women (MV- coder comment).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The following steps have been taken under the support programme for female education and women’s empowerment for inclusive local development phase (PAEF-Plus), which complements the Framework and is carried out in 149 schools, including 27 high and middle schools: Promotion of awareness-raising campaigns on reducing the burden of domestic work, gender-based violence, and early marriages and pregnancies through the implementation of a national and community-level communication plan...Allocation of kits, educational materials and sanitary pads..." (7). "Additional steps have been taken by the State to support the access of girls to, and their retention and performance in, education since 2006:...Adaptation of school construction standards to the specific needs of girls, including...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The following steps have been taken under the support programme for female education and women’s empowerment for inclusive local development phase (PAEF-Plus), which complements the Framework and is carried out in 149 schools, including 27 high and middle schools: Promotion of awareness-raising campaigns on reducing the burden of domestic work, gender-based violence, and early marriages and pregnancies through the implementation of a national and community-level communication plan...Allocation of kits, educational materials and sanitary pads..." (7). "Additional steps have been taken by the State to support the access of girls to, and their retention and performance in, education since 2006:...Adaptation of school construction standards to the specific needs of girls, including...more
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] National strategy for reproductive and sexual health for the period 2017–2020, which is aimed at ensuring that comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services are available at all service delivery points" (2). "[There is] limited access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and information, including access to modern contraceptives and safe abortion, particularly by unmarried women and girls" (12). "The high number of deaths related to cervical cancer and the lack of information provided by the State party on measures taken to effectively prevent and address the issue [is a concern]" (12).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] National strategy for reproductive and sexual health for the period 2017–2020, which is aimed at ensuring that comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services are available at all service delivery points" (2). "[There is] limited access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and information, including access to modern contraceptives and safe abortion, particularly by unmarried women and girls" (12). "The high number of deaths related to cervical cancer and the lack of information provided by the State party on measures taken to effectively prevent and address the issue [is a concern]" (12).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Following free medical checkup services are extended to refugees and IDPs to protect their health status: In 2018, a team of 11 doctors of various profiles has provided medical services to over 1000 settlement residents in total. Almost 600 of them were women; On 31 October and 1 November 2018, around 500 IDPs have had the ophthalmology checkup. 300 out of that number were women; On November 29, 2018, a team of 23 doctors has provided the medical checkup for almost 500 IDPs at the medical center of Binagadi district. Almost 350 out of that number were women" (5).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Following free medical checkup services are extended to refugees and IDPs to protect their health status: In 2018, a team of 11 doctors of various profiles has provided medical services to over 1000 settlement residents in total. Almost 600 of them were women; On 31 October and 1 November 2018, around 500 IDPs have had the ophthalmology checkup. 300 out of that number were women; On November 29, 2018, a team of 23 doctors has provided the medical checkup for almost 500 IDPs at the medical center of Binagadi district. Almost 350 out of that number were women" (5).
July 14, 2023, 5:37 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Starting from 2014, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and ‘the Promising Future’ Public Union are implementing the project of ‘Reproductive Health Learning at Secondary Schools for women and young girls in 11 districts. The training materials provide information about early marriages, dropouts and its consequences" (35).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Starting from 2014, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and ‘the Promising Future’ Public Union are implementing the project of ‘Reproductive Health Learning at Secondary Schools for women and young girls in 11 districts. The training materials provide information about early marriages, dropouts and its consequences" (35).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The new curriculum includes mandatory, age-appropriate SRH education titled 'Healthy Life Styles'. The challenge of rolling out age-appropriate SRH education has been significant. Across the islands, many schools implement the course as anticipated. However, in many instances, principles, teachers and/or parents have objected and, in those islands, the SRH studies have been significantly curtailed or ignored. MOE is trying to raise awareness about the importance of the SRH curriculum among teachers and principals. Again, however, the impact of conservative leaders within the small island communities has a trickle-down effect, which may at times over-ride central government instructions." (19). "Women’s strong showing in the public sector perpetuates the belief, particularly in...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The new curriculum includes mandatory, age-appropriate SRH education titled 'Healthy Life Styles'. The challenge of rolling out age-appropriate SRH education has been significant. Across the islands, many schools implement the course as anticipated. However, in many instances, principles, teachers and/or parents have objected and, in those islands, the SRH studies have been significantly curtailed or ignored. MOE is trying to raise awareness about the importance of the SRH curriculum among teachers and principals. Again, however, the impact of conservative leaders within the small island communities has a trickle-down effect, which may at times over-ride central government instructions." (19). "Women’s strong showing in the public sector perpetuates the belief, particularly in...more
June 27, 2023, 11:15 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The National Human Rights Committee (CNDH) stated the government had dedicated $12 million to ensure the human rights of migrants during repatriation operations (to include accommodation, food, clothing, health care, medicines, and transportation)" (20). "Other refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants had access to free public hospitals, but independent NGOs reported instances of migrants turned away" (21). This report includes women (MV-coder comment).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The National Human Rights Committee (CNDH) stated the government had dedicated $12 million to ensure the human rights of migrants during repatriation operations (to include accommodation, food, clothing, health care, medicines, and transportation)" (20). "Other refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants had access to free public hospitals, but independent NGOs reported instances of migrants turned away" (21). This report includes women (MV-coder comment).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In relation to the gender gap index in general, Nicaragua’s scores improved substantially from 2006 to 2017, as shown in the table below." (3). Table 1 has no title, but is a breakdown of the gender gap suing different indicators between 2006 to 2017. Translated from Spanish into English, these indicators include political empowerment, health and survival, education, economic participation and opportunities, and the global gender gap. For the global gender gap, Nicaragua was 62 with 0.657 on the point scale in 2006 and was able to get to 6 in 2017 with 0.814 points. For the economic indicator, it was 101 (0.463) in 2006 and lowered it to 54...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In relation to the gender gap index in general, Nicaragua’s scores improved substantially from 2006 to 2017, as shown in the table below." (3). Table 1 has no title, but is a breakdown of the gender gap suing different indicators between 2006 to 2017. Translated from Spanish into English, these indicators include political empowerment, health and survival, education, economic participation and opportunities, and the global gender gap. For the global gender gap, Nicaragua was 62 with 0.657 on the point scale in 2006 and was able to get to 6 in 2017 with 0.814 points. For the economic indicator, it was 101 (0.463) in 2006 and lowered it to 54...more
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Pre-natal and neo-natal care coverage also grew in urban and rural areas, strengthened by the Juana Azurduy subsidy and the Universal Prenatal 'For Life' Subsidy, which contribute to the health of pregnant women and nursing mothers. Older women receive the 'Carmelo' dietary supplement" (24). "78,537 pregnant women and 37,728 postpartum women had access to initial oral hygiene consultations in 2016 (followed by 83,269 pregnant women and 37,078 postpartum women in 2017 and 618,485 pregnant women and 33,786 post-partum women in 2018); and preventive activities were conducted for women under 60" (25). "38,000 booklets and leaflets containing information on informed consent and sexual and reproductive rights were produced and distributed in...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Pre-natal and neo-natal care coverage also grew in urban and rural areas, strengthened by the Juana Azurduy subsidy and the Universal Prenatal 'For Life' Subsidy, which contribute to the health of pregnant women and nursing mothers. Older women receive the 'Carmelo' dietary supplement" (24). "78,537 pregnant women and 37,728 postpartum women had access to initial oral hygiene consultations in 2016 (followed by 83,269 pregnant women and 37,078 postpartum women in 2017 and 618,485 pregnant women and 33,786 post-partum women in 2018); and preventive activities were conducted for women under 60" (25). "38,000 booklets and leaflets containing information on informed consent and sexual and reproductive rights were produced and distributed in...more
June 13, 2023, 9:39 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Single Health System Act was introduced to expand free health care coverage, also including additional women in need of sexual and reproductive health care, pregnant foreign women, older women and women with disabilities. Through this scheme, free health coverage is progressively being offered to all Bolivian women and men, including those who are not insured under social security, such as those in the informal sector of the economy, where there are large numbers of women" (24).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Single Health System Act was introduced to expand free health care coverage, also including additional women in need of sexual and reproductive health care, pregnant foreign women, older women and women with disabilities. Through this scheme, free health coverage is progressively being offered to all Bolivian women and men, including those who are not insured under social security, such as those in the informal sector of the economy, where there are large numbers of women" (24).
May 19, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, MULV-PRACTICE-1
"[S]ome of the money wives end up becoming extremely frustrated because they consider it to be a life of hardship. A lot of them do not even enjoy any comfort during the marriage, but constantly work in the farms of their husbands.The girls are mostly subjected to years of slavery and sexual exploitation, while being passed from one owner to another. They do not live to achieve their full potential because they are left uneducated, exposed to domestic violence and poor healthcare" (Para.12-13).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, MULV-PRACTICE-1
"[S]ome of the money wives end up becoming extremely frustrated because they consider it to be a life of hardship. A lot of them do not even enjoy any comfort during the marriage, but constantly work in the farms of their husbands.The girls are mostly subjected to years of slavery and sexual exploitation, while being passed from one owner to another. They do not live to achieve their full potential because they are left uneducated, exposed to domestic violence and poor healthcare" (Para.12-13).
May 11, 2023, 10:35 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Sanitary pads and tampons will also be provided free to women in marginalised social circumstances and will have VAT removed from their sale price in supermarkets – a long-standing demand from women in Spain" (Para. 7).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Sanitary pads and tampons will also be provided free to women in marginalised social circumstances and will have VAT removed from their sale price in supermarkets – a long-standing demand from women in Spain" (Para. 7).
April 28, 2023, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Two out of five married women do not participate in decision-making regarding their own health care" (11). "I have paid hospital bills for a child who got maternal complications and almost died in labour, just for failing to pay for caesarean services" (15). Medical procedures are expensive for women to afford (MV-coder comment).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Two out of five married women do not participate in decision-making regarding their own health care" (11). "I have paid hospital bills for a child who got maternal complications and almost died in labour, just for failing to pay for caesarean services" (15). Medical procedures are expensive for women to afford (MV-coder comment).
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
Since the consideration of Uzbekistan’s fifth periodic report on the implementation of the Convention, consistent and systematic work has been ongoing to strengthen the social and legal status of women, which has been facilitated by the adoption of such policy documents as: The State programme on the year of mother and child health (2016)...The strategy of action in five priority areas for the development of the Republic of Uzbekistan over the period 2017–2021, approved by a presidential decree of 7 February 2017 and aimed at implementing the State programme on the theme 'Year of public dialogue and human interests' (para. 4.2.: 'Improvement of the system of social protection and health...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
Since the consideration of Uzbekistan’s fifth periodic report on the implementation of the Convention, consistent and systematic work has been ongoing to strengthen the social and legal status of women, which has been facilitated by the adoption of such policy documents as: The State programme on the year of mother and child health (2016)...The strategy of action in five priority areas for the development of the Republic of Uzbekistan over the period 2017–2021, approved by a presidential decree of 7 February 2017 and aimed at implementing the State programme on the theme 'Year of public dialogue and human interests' (para. 4.2.: 'Improvement of the system of social protection and health...more
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"There is a lack of education on gender equality in school curricula to address negative stereotypes and all forms of gender-based discrimination and violence, such as female genital mutilation, child and forced marriage, and sexual harassment in the private and public spheres" (9). "[W]omen and girls with disabilities face obstacles in obtaining access to health-care services" (11). "[There is lack of] access of asylum-seeking women, refugee women and migrant workers to employment and basic health services, including prenatal and postnatal care" (13).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"There is a lack of education on gender equality in school curricula to address negative stereotypes and all forms of gender-based discrimination and violence, such as female genital mutilation, child and forced marriage, and sexual harassment in the private and public spheres" (9). "[W]omen and girls with disabilities face obstacles in obtaining access to health-care services" (11). "[There is lack of] access of asylum-seeking women, refugee women and migrant workers to employment and basic health services, including prenatal and postnatal care" (13).
March 31, 2023, 12:35 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[The state is recommended to] adopt measures to combat discrimination, violence and stigma against women living with HIV/AIDS and women using drugs, to ensure that they have access to adequate health services, including sexual and reproductive health services and HIV and drug addiction treatment" (12). "[There are] high rates of illiteracy, including digital illiteracy, and school dropout among girls and women, and [they have] limited access to health care and family planning services" (12).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[The state is recommended to] adopt measures to combat discrimination, violence and stigma against women living with HIV/AIDS and women using drugs, to ensure that they have access to adequate health services, including sexual and reproductive health services and HIV and drug addiction treatment" (12). "[There are] high rates of illiteracy, including digital illiteracy, and school dropout among girls and women, and [they have] limited access to health care and family planning services" (12).
March 31, 2023, 12:22 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[M]andatory age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health and rights education, for girls and boys, including teaching materials on family planning, modern forms of contraception and responsible sexual behaviour [ are not incorporated into school curricula]...[I]nclusive and accessible content on gender equality, including on women’s rights, aiming at raising awareness among children about gender stereotypes, gender-based discrimination and violence, and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, child and forced marriage, and sexual harassment in the private and public spheres [are also educational topics that should be integrated into school curricula]" (10).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[M]andatory age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health and rights education, for girls and boys, including teaching materials on family planning, modern forms of contraception and responsible sexual behaviour [ are not incorporated into school curricula]...[I]nclusive and accessible content on gender equality, including on women’s rights, aiming at raising awareness among children about gender stereotypes, gender-based discrimination and violence, and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, child and forced marriage, and sexual harassment in the private and public spheres [are also educational topics that should be integrated into school curricula]" (10).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"99 per cent of health centres and 79 per cent of health posts across the country provide family planning services five days a week. The Government has strengthened the implementation of the Heath Extension Program (HEP), which deploys 38,000 (98 per cent female) health extension workers in rural and urban areas. The Extension Workers provide door-to-door services in order to facilitate access to quality and affordable health care. The Program gives special attention to mothers and children in rural areas" (18). "Over 38,000 Health Extension Workers HEWs drawn from the communities they serve are promoting the 16 health packages that incorporate disease prevention and control, family health, hygiene and environmental...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"99 per cent of health centres and 79 per cent of health posts across the country provide family planning services five days a week. The Government has strengthened the implementation of the Heath Extension Program (HEP), which deploys 38,000 (98 per cent female) health extension workers in rural and urban areas. The Extension Workers provide door-to-door services in order to facilitate access to quality and affordable health care. The Program gives special attention to mothers and children in rural areas" (18). "Over 38,000 Health Extension Workers HEWs drawn from the communities they serve are promoting the 16 health packages that incorporate disease prevention and control, family health, hygiene and environmental...more
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Despite the fact that the Positive List of Medications includes hormone therapy, which is used in the process of gender transition, the transgender community is facing a shortage of not only oestradiol-based hormone therapy which has been prescribed to trans women in transition since 2018, but also Depo-testosterone from April 2021. Despite numerous efforts of the Association Spektra and Queer Montenegro to solve this problem, the problem has not been resolved, due to inadequate communication. This situation forces many trans people to reach for hormone therapy in other countries in the region or on the black market, exposing them to risks, both health and legal ones. The situation was further...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Despite the fact that the Positive List of Medications includes hormone therapy, which is used in the process of gender transition, the transgender community is facing a shortage of not only oestradiol-based hormone therapy which has been prescribed to trans women in transition since 2018, but also Depo-testosterone from April 2021. Despite numerous efforts of the Association Spektra and Queer Montenegro to solve this problem, the problem has not been resolved, due to inadequate communication. This situation forces many trans people to reach for hormone therapy in other countries in the region or on the black market, exposing them to risks, both health and legal ones. The situation was further...more
March 4, 2023, 12:26 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) president, Dr Edward Morris, told the Guardian that waiting lists for conditions such as endometriosis, prolapse and heavy bleeding had increased by a bigger proportion than any other area of medicine in the past two years" (Para. 2). "Many such conditions are defined as medically benign despite being life-limiting and progressive in some cases. In medicine, “benign” is traditionally used to indicate non-cancerous conditions, but Morris said institutionalised gender bias meant the term was used more widely in gynaecology, resulting in conditions being “normalised” by non-specialists and deprioritised within the NHS" (Para. 3). "'We have to change the language. We have to...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) president, Dr Edward Morris, told the Guardian that waiting lists for conditions such as endometriosis, prolapse and heavy bleeding had increased by a bigger proportion than any other area of medicine in the past two years" (Para. 2). "Many such conditions are defined as medically benign despite being life-limiting and progressive in some cases. In medicine, “benign” is traditionally used to indicate non-cancerous conditions, but Morris said institutionalised gender bias meant the term was used more widely in gynaecology, resulting in conditions being “normalised” by non-specialists and deprioritised within the NHS" (Para. 3). "'We have to change the language. We have to...more
March 1, 2023, 7:57 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Interdisciplinary Area curriculum, in its part related to Health Education, mandates that the topic of sex education should be covered whenever the teaching process allows it. Elective course title Healthy Lifestyles is one of the three most demanded elective courses in primary and secondary schools. This course is studied in the 8th and 9th grades of primary school and in the 1st or 2nd grades of secondary school, with two classes every week. The learning outcomes related to understanding the forms of sexual violence and the ways in which they can be prevented and suppressed are covered by the course topic titled Reproductive Health with Sex Education and Prevention...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Interdisciplinary Area curriculum, in its part related to Health Education, mandates that the topic of sex education should be covered whenever the teaching process allows it. Elective course title Healthy Lifestyles is one of the three most demanded elective courses in primary and secondary schools. This course is studied in the 8th and 9th grades of primary school and in the 1st or 2nd grades of secondary school, with two classes every week. The learning outcomes related to understanding the forms of sexual violence and the ways in which they can be prevented and suppressed are covered by the course topic titled Reproductive Health with Sex Education and Prevention...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:27 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“Due to a number of factors, Romani women are at a higher risk of complications during pregnancy than the majority population. According to the situation analysis of the Bulgarian National Roma Integration Strategy, 12.6% of the Romani population, including children, have at least one form of disability or suffer from a serious chronic disease. A significant proportion of Romani people aged 45–60 years, one-third of Romani men and two-fifths of Romani women in this age group, suffer from poor health affecting working ability, either fully or partially” (5). “The situation of Romani women, who may be affected by intersectional forms of disadvantage, and may be more vulnerable to violence, is...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“Due to a number of factors, Romani women are at a higher risk of complications during pregnancy than the majority population. According to the situation analysis of the Bulgarian National Roma Integration Strategy, 12.6% of the Romani population, including children, have at least one form of disability or suffer from a serious chronic disease. A significant proportion of Romani people aged 45–60 years, one-third of Romani men and two-fifths of Romani women in this age group, suffer from poor health affecting working ability, either fully or partially” (5). “The situation of Romani women, who may be affected by intersectional forms of disadvantage, and may be more vulnerable to violence, is...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:17 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23). “Romani NGOs stated that municipalities set discriminatory requirements to restrict Romani women’s access to reproductive health services. For example the assisted reproduction program in Veliko Turnovo, Vratsa, and Kyustendil...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23). “Romani NGOs stated that municipalities set discriminatory requirements to restrict Romani women’s access to reproductive health services. For example the assisted reproduction program in Veliko Turnovo, Vratsa, and Kyustendil...more