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Appendix 3Pan-American HealthOrganization (PAHO)Mailing Address: 525 Twenty-third Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20037-2895, USAFax: (1-202) 974-3663Website: www.paho.orgE-mail: gomezels@paho.orgContact: Elsa GómezWith Ford Foundation support, PAHO has begun thefirst attempt to incorporate a gender perspective intoHSR in the region. The Women and DevelopmentDivision of PAHO has been working for more thanfour years on a gender equity framework to addresshealth sector reform and has effectively partneredwith other government sectors, international agenciesand NGOs for the development of health programsfrom an equity perspective.PAHO’s project, which has already begun in Chileand will be implemented next in Peru, is aimed atreducing gender inequities in health status, health careand participation in health work, mainstreaming agender equity perspective in HSR. Their strategyseeks to identify and redress inequities by thoroughlydocumenting gender inequities in health and theirrelation to health sector polices; by democratizinginformation on gender inequities in health, particularlythrough providing data and evidence in order toinform policy decisions and empower advocates; andby assisting relevant stakeholders and civil societyto institutionalize gender equity priorities into nationalpolicies.Appendix 4HealthWatch TrustMailing address: XC-1 Sah Vikas68 l.P. ExtensionDelhi 110 092 IndiaFax: (91-11) 242-9749E-mail: rvimala@vsnl.comContact: Vimala Ramachandran, Managing TrusteeFormed in December 1994, HealthWatch is a networkof voluntary organizations, women’s organizations,researchers and development practitioners who monitorand advocate for effective implementation of theCairo agenda in India.Appendix 5Asian-Pacific Resource and ResearchCentre for Women (ARROW)Mailing address: 2nd Floor, Anjung FeldaJalan Maktab54000 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTel.: (60-3) 292-9913Fax: (60-3) 292-9958E-mail: arrow@arrow.po.myContact: Rashida Abdullah, DirectorARROW’s purpose is to enable women to better defineand control their lives. The organization strivesfor an improvement in the health status of women inAsia and the Pacific. Based in Malaysia, ARROWadvocates for policy and program reorientationthrough the acquisition, production, and distributionof practical materials to individuals and organizationsaccessed through a strategic database developed forAsia and the Pacific. ARROW also monitors andevaluates change in policies and programs throughregional action-research in partnership with women’snon-governmental organizations involved in nationaland international advocacy.80
Appendix 6Latin American and Caribbean Women’sHealth Network (LACWHN)Mailing Address: Casilla 50308Santiago, ChileFax: (56-2) 223-1066E-mail: rsmlac@bellsouth.clWebsite: www.reddesalud.web.clContact: Esperanza Cerón VillaquiránSince 1998, LACWHN has offered the InternationalCourse “Gender Perspectives in Health” as part ofthe Itinerant University project. Organized in partnershipwith academic institutions and activist groupsin various countries throughout the region, this educationalproject focuses on the issue of “Gender, Globalizationand Health Reform.” To date, courses havebeen offered in Peru, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay,Costa Rica and Venezuela. In addition, LACWHN’squarterly magazines, the Women’s Health Journal andRevista Mujer Salud, have published several articleson gender equity and health sector reform in the regionand elsewhere (see Women’s Health Journal3/1997, 4/1998, 3-4/2000, and Revista Mujer Salud3/1997, 4/1998, 3/2000, 4/2000).Appendix 7Annotated BibliographyBaden, S. and H. Wach. 1999. “Gender, HIV/AIDSTransmission and Impacts: A Review of Issues andEvidence.” Bridge Report No. 47.This report features case studies on Bangladesh,Uganda and Brazil, as well as statistical data thatsummarizes the different patterns of infection anddisease among men and women. The section onlimitations and gender bias in existing data wouldmake an interesting summary.Beck, T. 1999. A Quick Guide to Using Gender-Sensitive Indicators. London: CommonwealthSecretariat.This guide includes gender-sensitive indicators forthe health sector. The indicators for sexual and reproductivehealth require further development. Theinformation to assist governments and other stakeholdersincludes: an explanation of what gendersensitiveindicators are and why they are useful;pointers on interpreting indicators; suggestions forhow to develop a national database of gendersensitiveindicators (data sources, methodologicaladvice, training, participation); different areas towhich gender-sensitive indicators can be applied(households, health, legal rights, etc.); and stateof-the-artdata and indicators.Botswana, The Government of. 1998. National GenderProgram Framework. Gaborone: Government Printers.The framework is an attempt at a multisectoral andcoordinated response to gender issues which coverssix areas, including women and health. Its mainhealth objectives are: to increase women’s accessthroughout the life cycle to appropriate, affordableand quality health care, information and related services;to strengthen preventive programs that promotewomen’s health; to undertake gender-sensitive81
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