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International Day of Action on Women's Health
When: May 28th, 2005
Where: Global
Call for Action - Violence Against Women: a Global Health Emergency
During the 1987 WGNRR members’ meeting in Costa Rica, 28 May was declared the International Day of Action for Women's Health. 28 May has since become widely known and celebrated around the world by women’s and health groups. In 1999, it was officially acknowledged by the government of South Africa.
Every year, WGNRR – in collaboration with members and campaign supporters - publishes a Call for Action to raise awareness and promote solidarity and action on the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. In the 1990s, the Calls for Action mostly addressed issues related to maternal mortality and morbidity. Since the late 1990s, the topics have been broadened to cover issues like health services, trade agreements, health sector reforms and AIDS.
From 2003 onwards, the Call for Action is part of the Women’s Access to Health Campaign and focuses on a specific topic within the campaign. You can access digital copies of the Calls for Action from this website. To request a hard copy, write to office@wgnrr.org.
Organise your own action on 28 May and let us know! Look at who else supports the Women’s Access to Health Campaign to get ideas for partnerships.
For More Information
http://www.wgnrr.org/home.php?page=37&type=menu
Visit http://www.wgnrr.nl/pdf/cfa2005eng.pdf to download a PDF document with more information about the Call for Action.
category: Upcoming Events : Advocacy Events
contributed by Reiley Lewis on 3 May 2005
Global : Global
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