Disasters are never gender neutral and the aftermath of Covid-19 has reaffirmed this in more ways than one. The economic and social fall out of the pandemic is pushing women further into poverty and ill-health, undoing decades of progress made towards gender equality. According to a new analysis commissioned by UN Women and UNDP, by 2021, 47 million women and girls will be pushed into poverty as a result of COVID-19. Women in the age group of 25-34 years are expected to be worst hit by the Read more..
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COVID 19 has triggered off a health pandemic and an economic pandemic that threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of Indians. The growing number of cases and the rising death toll in the country have forced India to take a number of steps to deal with the health crisis - from imposing a travel ban and ensuring airport screening, quarantining, building public awareness on social distancing, contact tracing to a complete three-week lockdown. The recently announced economic relief packages Read more..
On World Vasectomy Day, 2016 we must reiterate that all methods of contraception need to be voluntary and based on the specific need of each individual opting for it. Dr Doug Stein and Mr Jonathan Stack founded the first World Vasectomy Dayin 2013 -and set out to inspire more than 100 doctors in 25 countries to do a 1,000 vasectomies. The key take away for India on World Vasectomy day is to prioritise mens participation in family planning. We need to stop referring to family planning and Read more..
The International Day of Action for Womens Health, 28 May, is commemorated globally by womens health advocates and communities. Simultaneously, this provides an opportunity to remind governments and leaders that womens health matters and needs greater attention. The call for action on this year on the International Day of Action on Womens Health is on organizing actions in communities and advocating for womens sexual and reproductive rights and unmet needs in family planning. The unmet needs of Read more..
Improve access to sexual and reproductive health rights to empower women and address gender inequalities, discrimination, and violence As we mark yet another International Womens Day on March 8, there is a greater urgency today to uphold womens achievements, recognize the challenges that they face, and focus on their rights, empowerment and gender equality. Womens empowerment is womens ability to access the constituents of development, in particular health, education, livelihood opportunities, Read more..
Based on the last central Health Budget estimates of FY 15-16, the allocation for family welfare was as low as 4 per cent. The trend of central government allocations to Family Welfare has been declining in the last few years, with the decline being 54% between 2013-14 and 2015-16. Under NHM, a meagre 1.45 per cent of the total family planning expenditure is on spacing methods, which reflects the lack of much needed attention to spacing. The Health Budget for FY 16-17 should reflect an Read more..
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