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Adopting a gender lens in health systems policy: A guide

Policy makers should consider gender at all levels of the health system, and in all activities. This would lead to a more equitable health system that serves everyone, and meets health goals.  Many policy makers are interested in gender equity, but lack guidance on how to implement changes in the health system. Questions of gender […]
Adopting a gender lens in health systems policy
Health workforce

How gender influences the services of community health workers in Sierra Leone

The ways in which gender roles and relations shape heath experiences and access to services emerged as a key theme. Community Health Workers also used photovoice to demonstrate how they negotiate gendered and cultural norms within their communities to promote better health. This booklet explores how gender shapes livelihoods, risks, experiences of pregnancy and health seeking behaviour.
How gender influences the work of Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone
Health workforce

Reflecting strategic and conforming gendered experiences of community health workers (CHWs) using photovoice in rural Wakiso district, Uganda

Community health workers (CHWs) are an important human resource in Uganda as they are the first contact of the population with the health system. Understanding gendered roles of CHWs is important in establishing how they influence their performance and relationships in communities. This paper explores the differential roles of male and female CHWs in rural […]
A CHW takes a sick child to the health facility Uganda
Health workforce

How gender roles and relations affect health workers’ training opportunities and career progression in rural Zimbabwe: Implications for equitable health systems

This poster summarizes the key findings from the study: How gender roles and relations affect health workers’ training opportunities and career progression in rural Zimbabwe: Implications for equitable health systems. Gender in human resources policy and planning is neglected in many contexts. Places/locations of deployment can determine opportunities for advancement, access to training, promotion, progression to […]
Poster on Zimbabwe, human resources and gender
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Why aren't women rising to the top in the Cambodian health sector

Sreytouch Vong , 2017   This short video summarizes the findings from a project exploring key constraining and enabling factors affecting women’s career advancement within the health sector in Cambodia. The presentation was a part of a webinar exploring the role of gender in health systems. More information about the study can be found here. This video can also […]

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