Resources
We have produced a range of journal articles, tool kits, briefs, videos, webinars and other outputs that can help you think through how to take a gendered approach to health systems research and support ethical practice.
Alen Mkhwana: Why is gender important for health systems policy in Kenya?
A short interview with Alen Mkhwana of the African Academy of Sciences on gender and health systems policy in Kenya.
Gender and Community Health Worker programmes in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Findings from Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia
This brief provides recommendations and guidance for practitioners and policy makers who have responsibility for CHW programmes. It suggests some ways that their workforce may be affected by gender norms and recommends what actions can betaken to address them.
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.
Gender dynamics in digital health: overcoming blind spots and biases to seize opportunities and responsibilities for transformative health systems
While digital health provides opportunities to transform gender relations, gender is an intimate and deeply structural form of social inequality that rarely changes due to a single initiative or short-term project.
Strengthening health systems for the urban poor in Pokhara, Nepal
Identifying the urban poor and increasing their access to basic health services is difficult for policy makers as currently there are no data at the local level. As part of COMDIS, HERD International is working in Pokhara (Nepal) to stimulate multi-sectoral responses to create an urban health system able to improve health and social outcomes […]
How do gender and disability influence the ability of the poor to benefit from pro-poor health financing policies in Kenya? An intersectional analysis
Health inequity has mainly been linked to differences in economic status, with the poor facing greater challenges accessing healthcare than the less poor. To extend financial coverage to the poor and vulnerable, Kenya has therefore implemented several pro-poor health policy reforms. However, other social determinants of health such as gender and disability also influence health […]
Are health systems interventions gender blind? examining health system reconstruction in conflict affected states
Countries recovering from fragility and conflict often engage in wide-ranging institutional reforms, including within the health system, to address inequities. Research and policy do not sufficiently explore how health system interventions contribute to the broader goal of gender equity. This paper utilizes a framework synthesis approach to examine if and how rebuilding health systems affected […]
Gender and disability disadvantage women in terms of pro-poor health financing policies in Kenya. How can we improve the system?
To extend financing coverage to the poor and vulnerable, Kenya has implemented several pro-poor health policy reforms since 2013: 1) The introduction of a free maternity programme 2) The abolition of user fees in public primary healthcare facilities (dispensaries and health centers) 3) The introduction of a Health Insurance Subsidy Programme (HISP) for the poor. Health inequity has mainly been […]
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 […]
Presentation: Gender Dynamics Underlying Voucher Schemes: Experience From Broadening Access to Maternal Health Care in Uganda
Powerpoint: Gender Dynamics Underlying Voucher Schemes: Experience From Broadening Access to Maternal Health Care in Uganda Moses Tetui , 2014 Uganda The presentation was part of RinGs’ panel at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town: “New frontiers in advancing gender analysis in health systems research: context embedded approaches; intersectionality; and engagement with power and ethics”. In […]