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Rationale
Health is a development
issue and in general comes about as the product of many factors:
biological, psychological, social, political, cultural and economic. The
Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) consists of three out of eight goals,
eight of the 16 targets and 18 of the 48 indicators relating to health.
This confirms the central role of health in development. The MDGs can
only be achieved by putting gender equality and equity in the forefront
of development agenda. Gender gaps are widespread in access to and
control of development resources, in economic opportunities and in power
and political voice. Gender bias and inequity exist and operate along
many dimensions. Therefore, it seems necessary that female and male
vulnerability must be contextualized in this scenario if health
professionals are to understand better which social environment proves
harmful to health.
Objectives
The
broad objective of the program is to promote an approach to health care
that recognizes different needs and perspectives within a context of
respect for the right and dignity of men and women. The specific
objectives are to enhance the participants' ability;
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Appreciate the concept of gender and its role in health policies and
programs;
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Analyse gender based inequalities in health at various level;
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Think strategically about gender and quality of health care in the
context of various reforms which would synergize improvement in health
outcomes; and
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Develop action plans to implement gender-sensitive policies and
programs.
Contents:
The programme will broadly cover the
following areas:
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Linkages between gender, health and development
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Challenges in managing gender issues in health care
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Gender analysis frameworks
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Balancing gender orientation: androgyny
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Empowering processes
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Gender mainstreaming
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Engendering health research
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Gender budgeting
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Ensuring delivery of gender sensitive health services(including HR,M&E)
Participants
The course is designed for health
professionals from developing countries who have been involved in health
planning, health financing, managing and generating health resources and
those who work for ministries of health, governmental agencies, planning
agencies, implementing agencies, public health institutions,
non-governmental organisations, and voluntary agencies.
Course Coordinator:
Dr. P. R. Sodani, PhD, MPH (sodani@iihmr.org)
Dr. Sodani is a health economist and
public health specialist. He has obtained PhD in economics from MLS
University, Udaipur and Master of Public Health from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His current areas of interest are
health economics and financing, health sector reforms, quality assurance
in health care etc. He has been associated with developing Project
Implementation Plans for State Health Systems Development and District
Action plan under NRHM for various states in India.
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