Understanding the Links: Globalization, Health Sector Reform, Gender and Reproductive Health
Author(s)
Evers, Barbara; Juarez, Mercedes
Abstract
The paper considers the relevance of globalisation for women’s reproductive health and rights in the context of health sector programs and provides a gender analysis of sector-wide programs (SWAPs) and sector reforms examining how reproductive health is defined in sector-wide programs. It further identifies mechanisms for bringing reproductive health concerns into the debate on SWAPs and barriers and opportunities for bringing a gender perspective to reproductive health in SWAPs. It considers the best options for protecting and strengthening reproductive health in the context of SWAPs and from this process, makes recommendations to the Ford Foundation.
