Women's Health
Despite the huge strides made globally in improving women’s health, tremendous challenges remain.Every two minutes, a woman dies of pregnancy or childbirth-related complications somewhere in the world. A crippling impediment to meeting the health needs of urban women and girls is access to quality, affordable care. Health workforce training is key to quality care, and to building women’s and girls’ confidence to seek out and make sure that they are receiving that quality care.
Members in our Women’s Health Learning Lab, to begin in early 2020, will include community organizations that strive daily to improve access to quality care for urban women and girls and to educate girls and women and their families and communities about the care they need and deserve.
These organizations will come together, both in person and online, to share what they do, what they learn, and what might be readily adapted from setting to setting to improve the health and the lives of girls and women in impoverished urban settings worldwide.
In 2020, WomenStrong will also publish our Mobile Women’s Health Clinics Manual, based on best practices and the specific invaluable practice and experience of our founding member organizations.
Please revisit this page in the coming months for more detail about our new Women’s Health Learning Lab members and activities.
Field Resources for Women's Health
-
Source: WomenStrong International
This fact sheet describes WomenStrong International’s approach to knowledge and learning, both as it…
-
Source: WomenStrong International
COVID-19 threatens to upend decades of progress toward gender equality. The pandemic undeniably harm…
-
Source: USAID
This toolkit from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) includes a growing…
-
Articles and Reports
Remarks on Zika Virus Infection In Pregnant Women and Surveill…
Source: PAHO (2016)
A series of guidance documents designed to support health professionals involved in the care of preg…
-
Source: PAHO (2019)
This self-learning course on the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)’s virtual public health cam…
-
Source: World Health Organization
This World Health Organization (WHO) website link includes infographics and data visualizations on g…
-
Articles and Reports
Source: Elhra (2019)
This online library provides resources to support the humanitarian community with the knowledge of w…
-
Source: Population Council (2015)
This multi-media presentation by the Population Council shares evidence (released on August 12, 2015…
-
Articles and Reports
Source: Maternal Health Task Force
The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) has created a comprehensive online library to support front-li…