Women's health and rights in the twenty-first century.
Samuel Akombeng OjongMarleen TemermamRajat KhoslaFlavia BustreoPublished in: Nature medicine (2024)
In the twenty-first century, the complex relationship between women's health and rights has been influenced by a range of interconnected challenges, including gender inequity, reproductive health disparities, maternal mortality and morbidity, and women's inability to access life-saving, high-quality healthcare services including family planning. Going forward, the world needs to find ways to implement the unfinished agenda of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) 1994 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thus prioritizing health and rights for women and girls as essential not only to their survival but also to their progress, agency and empowerment. It is also important to consider the interconnection between women's health and rights and climate change, with its disproportionate impact on the well-being of girls and women, and to address the impact and opportunities afforded by digital technologies. By embracing a holistic approach, societies might be able to advance the cause of women's health and rights in a more inclusive and sustainable manner.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- mental health
- climate change
- cervical cancer screening
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- insulin resistance
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- human health
- risk factors
- adipose tissue
- social media
- free survival
- birth weight
- affordable care act