Gender and health

KIT's area Health works to improve the health status of people in low- and middle income countries by supporting the development of effective, equitable and sustainable health systems. Focus areas related to women and gender include HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, and safe motherhood.

Together with Health Care International (HCI) and Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health (LATH), KIT is providing the Yemen Maternal and Newborn Health Programme with managerial, technical and coordination support. (Source: Royal Tropical Institute Annual Report 2007)

KIT's Area Social Development and Gender Equity develops and implements strategies that promote equal rights for men and women, and women's empowerment.

Sexual and reproductive health including HIV/AIDS is one of the short courses that KIT offers.

Exchange on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and gender is a quarterly newsletter produced by KIT.

Publications

• Women and infertility in sub-Saharan Africa
• Gender, leprosy and leprosy control
• Gender, leprosy and leprosy control - Brazil
• Gender, leprosy and leprosy control - Nepal
• Gender, leprosy and leprosy control - Nigeria
• Gender and health: policy and practice
• Facing the challenges of HIV/AIDS/STDs
• Women living with HIV
• Women centred health
• Assessing the conditions and quality of counselling related to sexuality and sexual health
• Resource pack on gender and HIV/AIDS
• Women, property rights and HIV in India
• Integrating sexual health interventions into reproductive health services: programme experience from developing countries

Projects

• Women Centred Health Project
• Strenthening Reporductive Health in Afghanistan through training: Challenges in a changing context
• Gender and HIV Resource Package
• Addressing young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights in Madagascar: a nationwide initiative to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS

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• gender |
• health