Women's Health Journal articles from April 2002

Women's Health Journal archives from April 2002

The women's movement: coming soon to an event near you! (From the Coordinating Office).
April 1, 2002... Over the past few years, a wide variety of regional and international meetings, conferences and fora have addressed issues and concerns that impact the status of women. The women's movement has been at these events to take an active role in the...

Promoting the Inter American Convention for the Promotion and Protection of Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
April 1, 2002... The author is director of the peruvian human rights NGO DEMUS and is responsible for coordinating the project on the Inter American Convention for the Promotion and Protection of Sexual and Reproductive Rights. The campaign for the Inter...

A commitment from Parliamentarians: strategies for promoting emergency contraception.
April 1, 2002... The Regional Meeting of Parliamentarians on Emergency Contraception, organized by the Grupo Parlamentario Interamericano sobre Poblacion y Desarrollo (GPI, Inter American Parliamentarians' Group on Population and Development), was held in...

"Poor women do not even know EC exists".(emergency contraception)
April 1, 2002... As a member of the uruguayan parliament with experience in gender issues, Ms. Tourne -- seen in the photograph to the right -- is wary of "making a lot of noise" about emergency contraception, at least in her own country where EC is available...

"Let's respect women's right to make decisions over their own bodies".
April 1, 2002... As a longtime activist for human rights, how do you approach the promotion of women's widespread access to emergency contraception? I believe that access to emergency contraception is directly related to human rights advocacy. EC has to do...

Citizens demand access to emergency contraception. (Chile).
April 1, 2002... Organizations of Chilean civil society have developed a series of strategies to defend widespread and unrestricted access to emergency contraception, which has been available in local pharmacies since September 2001. One of the leaders on this...

Monitoring the fulfillment of the ICPD Programme of Action: "our indicators will serve as tools for negotiation".(United Nations International Conference on Population and Development)
April 1, 2002... The Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network participated actively in the preparation for and development of the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development, ICPD (Cairo, 1994). As members of civil society...

Citizens speak out: health is our civil right! (News and Meetings).
April 1, 2002... Hundreds of organizations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean took part in the LACWHN's 2002 Advocacy Campaign for the Exercise of Sexual and Reproductive Rights celebrating May 28, International Day of Action for Women's Health. For the...

Regional demands for the human right to health. (News and Meetings).
April 1, 2002... Health as a civil and human right was the focus of many activities undertaken by women's organizations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean as part of the events commemorating May 28, International Day of Action for Women's Health. We are...

Health reform in the Dominican Republic: women take action. (News and Meetings).
April 1, 2002... In commemoration of this year's International Day of Action for Women's Health, the Dominican Republic's Colectiva Mujer y Salud (Women and Health Collective) organized a forum on "Health Sector Reform and Women's Human Rights" in collaboration...

Chilean women hold parliament on Health Sector Reform. (News and Meetings).
April 1, 2002... In celebration of this year's International Day of Action for Women's Health this past May 28, over 400 women -- representatives of social organizations and women's groups from throughout Chile -- met in Santiago for the Women's Parliament for...

Ipas: unsafe abortion, a threat to women's health. (News and Meetings).
April 1, 2002... In observance of May 28, International Day of Action for Women's Health, Ipas -- an international non-governmental organization that has worked for nearly three decades to reduce abortion-related deaths and injuries and to increase women's...

Proposal to decriminalize abortion. (News Briefs/Solidarity: Colombia).(includes movement against civil war)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The suggestion by Colombian Ombudsman Or. Eduardo Cifuentes that his country decriminalize abortion provoked widespread controversy among political leaders and public opinion. This important initiative to advance women's right to free choice...

Support for reproductive health law. (News Briefs/Solidarity: Argentina).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... An Argentine court has ruled for the first time that a reproductive health law is compatible with the country's constitution. The ruling issued by the San Isidro Civil Court dealt with a city ordinance in the Municipality of Vicente Lopez...

Women demand their rights. (News Briefs/Solidarity: Peru).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A number of Peruvian organizations are requesting regional and international solidarity to support the Ministerlo de Promocion de la Mujer (PROMUDEH, Ministry for the Promotion of Women), the state agency responsible for guaranteeing women's...

"Women in Black" forms. (News Briefs/Solidarity: Costa Rica).(anti-war movement)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Around the world, groups of women symbolically dressed in black take to the streets to denounce violence, war and all militaristic policies initiated by men, while women and children are the primary victims in situations of armed conflict. ...

Abortion decriminalized! (News Briefs/Solidarity: Switzerland).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As of June 2, Swiss women can legally access abortion during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, when the woman's health is in danger, or in the case of economic hardship. The woman seeking the abortion must present a written request to her...

Primera Cumbre de Jovenes Afrodescendientes en Las Americas. (Recent and Upcoming Meetings).
April 1, 2002... July 28-August 10, 2002 Lima, Peru The First Summit of African-American Youths will bring together over 10,000 young people from throughout the hemisphere to take part in training on: African identities, human rights, economy,...

Conferencia Regional Latinoamericana y Taller Internacional de Entrenamiento sobre "Varones jovenes como aliados en la promocion de la salud y la equidad de genero". (Recent and Upcoming Meetings).
April 1, 2002... August 27-30, 2002 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Latin American Conference and International Training Workshop on "Young Men as Allies in the Promotion of Health and Gender Equity" is being organized by Instituto PROMUNDO and the Pan...

XVI Congreso sobre Epidemiologia en Salud Ocupacional; II Simposio sobre Asma Ocupacional; III Congreso Internacional sobre Salud de la Mujer: Trabajo, Cancer y Reproduccion. (Recent and Upcoming Meetings).
April 1, 2002... September 11-13, 2002 Barcelona, Spain The 16th Congress on Epidemiology in Occupational Health, the 2nd Symposium on Occupational Asthma, and the 3rd International Congress on Women's Health: Work, Cancer and Reproduction will include...

VII Jornadas de Historia de las Mujeres; II Congreso Iberoamericano de Estudios de Genero. (Recent and Upcoming Meetings) .
April 1, 2002... September 18-21, 2002 Salta, Argentina The 8th Workshop on Women's History and the 2nd Iberoamerican Congress on Gender Studies will be organized around thematic issues proposed by participating researchers from local and foreign...

World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) global forum 2. (Recent and Upcoming Meetings).
April 1, 2002... September 23-27, 2002 Arusha, Tanzania WABA's second international conference is being organized under the motto: "Nurturing the Future: Challenges to Breastfeeding in the 21st Century." Pro-breastfeeding activists and organizations...

IV Taller de investigaciones sociales sobre salud reproductiva y sexualidad. (Recent and Upcoming Meetings).
April 1, 2002... October 9-11, 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina The 4th Workshop on Social Research on Reproductive Health and Sexuality will address "Men's Role in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Latin America and the Caribbean." This interesting event...

XV Congreso de la Federacion Latinoamericana de Psicoterapia Analitica de Grupo (FLAPAG). (Recent and Upcoming Meetings).
April 1, 2002... October 24-26, 2002 Zacatecas, Mexico Under the broad topic "Groups and Mental Health in Latin America," the 15th Congress of the Latin American Federation of Group Psychotherapy hopes to promote scientific, academic and clinical...

I Congreso Nacional de Salud Integral en la Adolescencia. (Recent and Upcoming Meetings).
April 1, 2002... October 28-November 1, 2002 La Habana, Cuba Organized by Cuba's National Maternal-Child Health Department, the Department of Adolescents and Family Planning and the National Commission on Comprehensive Health Care for Adolescents, the...

VII Congreso Latinoamericano de Reproduccion Humana. (Recent and Upcoming Meetings).
April 1, 2002... November 18-21, 2002 Montevideo, Uruguay The 7th Latin American Congress on Human Reproduction, organized by the Federacion Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Esterilidad y Fertilidad, (FLASEF) and the Sociedad Uruguaya de Reproduccion...

Humanizing Childbirth. (Group News).(Peru)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Maria Kahn Segura, of Population Concern, Peru, is the new coordinator of Peru's Red de Humanizacion del Parto y Nacimiento (Network for the Humanization of Childbirth). This network joins a list of similar initiatives throughout our region,...

Sexual and Reproductive Health Workshops. (Group News).(Mujeres al Oeste, Argentina)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Through their Program for the Promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health, the Argentine group Mujeres al Oeste (Women to the West) offers free Workshops on Sexual and Reproductive Health for the general community, with a special emphasis on...

Women's voices, women's lives. (Group News).
April 1, 2002... The second version of the "Women, Images and Testimonies" Contest offers an opportunity for women (and men) to share experiences from the lives of Latin American women. Both written testimonies and photographs will be accepted, and sumissions...

Promoting democracy with equity. (Group News).(Asociacion Mujer Familia, Peru)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Peru's Asociacion Mujer Familia (AMF, Women and Family Association) works with people living in poor neighborhoods in the town of Cajamarca in northern Peru, implementing projects based on the residents' needs and interests. AMF was founded in...

New coordination for CFFC network in Latin America.(Catholics for a Free Choice)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Latin American network of Catholics for a Free Choice (Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir, CDD) is implementing a series of changes in the network's structure in the hopes of increasing the flexibility of the network and increasing CDD's...

Theater & Sexual and Reproductive Health. (Group News).
April 1, 2002... The Santiago branch of Chile's Foro Red de Salud y Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (Network Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) will offer a Theater Workshop from June 19 to August 28, 2002. The workshop is free and open to...

Training in women's rights. (Group News).(Uruguay)
April 1, 2002... In Uruguay, the Casa de la Mujer de la Union is offering a training course to promote women's rights in the community. This initiative targets community activists who are interested in undertaking consciousness-raising activities on domestic...

Taller Salud newsletter is back! (Group News).(Puerto Rico)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Puerto Rico's women's health collective Taller Salud has re-launched the newsletter COMAI after several years of editorial silence. Edited and coordinated by Nirvana Gonzalez and Carmen Guzman, the first issue of this happy return covers...

Testimonies of gender violence in Chile. (Group News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Chile's Instituto de la Mujer (Women's Institute) recently pubiished the book Actas del Tercer Tribunal de Derechos de las Mujeres Childenas (Minutes from the Third Tribunal on Chilean Women's Rights), which details several cases of the...

Mailbox.(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2002... ARGENTINA Publications Exchange Dear Friends, As members of the Gender Commission at the Medical School of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, we are interested in your publication Cuadernos Mujer Salud (Women's Health...

Health: a human right, a civil right.(Latin America)
April 1, 2002... The civil and human right to health is recognized as one of the greatest public concerns in most countries around the world. Nonetheless, the full exercise of the right to health is seriously compromised by a number of factors. The process...

Women of our world 2002. (Other Material: Profamilia).
April 1, 2002... Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2002. Poster. While women have made major gains in the last half-century in health, education and rights, progress has been slow or uneven in many areas. Gender inequality is still pronounced in...

VIH y SIDA en las Americas. Una epidemia multifacetica. (Other Material: Profamilia).
April 1, 2002... Washington, DC: PAHO/UNAIDS, 2001. 57 p. HIV and AIDS in the Americas. A Multifaceted Epidemic is a report from the meeting of Networks Monitoring the AIDS Epidemic and Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean (EpiRed,...

HIV and safe motherhood. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).
April 1, 2002... London: Healthlink Worldwide, 2001. 24 p. This briefing paper is written in easy-to-read language aimed primarily at local health and community workers in sub-Saharan Africa. It will also be useful for health planners and managers at...

Promocion de la salud en las Americas. Informe Anual del Director 2001. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Washington, DC: PAHO, 2001. 132 p. Promoting Health in the Americas. Annual Report of the Director 2001 analyzes the salient activities of the Organization's technical cooperation program during 2000-2001. The Director's report is...

Making safe abortion accessible: a practical guide for advocates. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This 68-page handbook offers direction to activists working to ensure that abortions permitted by law are safe and accessible, in accordance with international mandates. It reviews key steps in successful abortion-rights advocacy campaigns,...

A guide to providing abortion care. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Based on Ipas's global experience developing, implementing and monitoring abortion and post-abortion care programs, this comprehensive, 82-page manual gives readers tools needed to establish and improve abortion services. Intended audiences...

Filling the gap: introducing innovative second-trimester abortion services in Vietnam. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The latest issue of Ipas's Dialogue series reports on the Vietnamese Ministry of Health's strategic response to a critical gap in women's health care. After a national assessment conducted with the World Health Organization revealed that...

A handbook for advocacy in the African human rights system: advancing reproductive and sexual health. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Prepared by eminent legal scholars under the auspices of the International Programme on Reproductive and Sexual Health Law at the University of Toronto, this 193-page manual aims to facilitate use of Africa's human rights system to promote and...

Preventing unsafe abortion: a call to action for health professionals. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Health associations and individual health professionals can provide leadership in increasing awareness of the public health crisis of unsafe abortion. This four-page fact sheet provides advocates in the health care field with the necessary...

Contruyendo el acceso de las mujeres a los servicios de interrupcion legal del embarazo en los casos de violacion. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Developed by Ipas-Mexico and the Secretariat of Health in Mexico City, the six-page bulletin Building Women's Access to Abortion Services in Cases of Rape summarizes a strategy for equipping facilities in general and Maternal/Child Health...