Thread by @WHO

25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action aimed at #GenderEquality much of the agenda remains unfinished.

Progress in 👩‍🦰’s health remains fragile & uneven:
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While progress was made in↘️maternal mortality & harmful gender practices like Female Genital Mutilation, millions of women have an unmet need for contraception. Sexual & reproductive health conditions represent 1 of the 🔑 causes of disease for 👩🏽 & 👧🏾

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↗️ rates of reproductive cancers, mental ill-health, non-communicable diseases & new disease outbreaks incl. Ebola, Zika and #COVID19, are highlighting the need to have a comprehensive approach to women’s health throughout their life-course.

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Violence against women and girls remains a widespread human rights abuse and threat to women’s health worldwide. Gender-based violence continues to rise during the #COVID19 pandemic.

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The health of women 🙎‍♀️🧕🏽👩🏻👧🏾, who make up 1/2 of the 🌐 population cannot be treated as an afterthought.

Governments must walk the talk on #GenderEquality by allocating budgets and resources, and prioritizing women’s health as part of #HealthForAll.

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Investing in women’s health is a smart investment, with up to a 9-times return on investment through better educational attainment, work force participation and social contributions.

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Progress on women’s health has been uneven, but by working together, we can create a better and healthier world for women and for all
- @DrTedros
 

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