After eight years of campaigning Day of Action for Women's Health was established in Costa Rica in the V
International Meeting on Women's Health in 1987. to combat maternal mortality and morbidity, women feel the need to refocus the campaign on the phenomenon of privatization in a neoliberal context. It is for this reason that the International Action Day 1997 will focus on the problems of access to quality health care, access as a right of women.
Access to quality health services: a right for women
In fact, in recent years, the women's movement has faced unprecedented neoliberal one that affects challenging golf political, economic and social. Although these policies are applied differently in different countries, it is impossible not to see beyond these differences is a striking similarity in the results. These policies involve budgetary constraints, privatization of public enterprises and services, centralization of public spending and the adoption of a number of strategies for economic restructuring. Invariably, the result was the loss of a large part of the population and a significant erosion of the bonds of civil society.
Women have always been the poorest of the poor. With the introduction of neoliberal economic reforms in many countries, poverty among women has worsened. Therefore, their ability to enjoy a healthy lifestyle and maintain their welfare is reduced. Improve the quality of life of women, does not necessarily imply a change in the current situation.
Health is no longer considered as a fundamental human right. However, in the context of privatized market, it becomes a new product that is purchased. With privatization, access to health services has not been reduced in most women. And the problems that have been considered specifically, it is a socially and politically wide dynamic in which women live and work in society. This International Day of Action for Women's Health is an opportunity to fight against the privatization and commercialization of health services and advocate for access to quality services is a right for women.
In the current context, women face many obstacles and age, social class, race and ethnicity are factors that can further reduce their access to quality health care.
Access to quality health services: a right for women
In fact, in recent years, the women's movement has faced unprecedented neoliberal one that affects challenging golf political, economic and social. Although these policies are applied differently in different countries, it is impossible not to see beyond these differences is a striking similarity in the results. These policies involve budgetary constraints, privatization of public enterprises and services, centralization of public spending and the adoption of a number of strategies for economic restructuring. Invariably, the result was the loss of a large part of the population and a significant erosion of the bonds of civil society.
Women have always been the poorest of the poor. With the introduction of neoliberal economic reforms in many countries, poverty among women has worsened. Therefore, their ability to enjoy a healthy lifestyle and maintain their welfare is reduced. Improve the quality of life of women, does not necessarily imply a change in the current situation.
Health is no longer considered as a fundamental human right. However, in the context of privatized market, it becomes a new product that is purchased. With privatization, access to health services has not been reduced in most women. And the problems that have been considered specifically, it is a socially and politically wide dynamic in which women live and work in society. This International Day of Action for Women's Health is an opportunity to fight against the privatization and commercialization of health services and advocate for access to quality services is a right for women.
In the current context, women face many obstacles and age, social class, race and ethnicity are factors that can further reduce their access to quality health care.
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