LESSON 10.1

What is Being Recommended?

Recommendations for Women’s Health

  • Provide health information & comprehensive sexuality education
  • Strengthen maternal health care
  • Strengthen the health care workforce
  • Provide safe abortion & post-abortion care
  • Prevent/treat STIs (including HIV & Zika)

Source: U.N. Commission on Information and Accoutability for Women’s and Children’s Health, 2016

  • Prevent/respond to violence against women
  • Track non-communicable disease & women’s cancers
  • Access to adequate nutrition
  • Access to mental health           

Source: U.N. Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health, 2016

The United Nations Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health has made specific recommendations that need to be addressed in order to improve the health outcomes for these vulnerable groups.