- Global Alliance for Women's Health
:The Global Alliance for Women’s Health (GAWH) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with the
United Nations Economic and Social Council and is affiliated with the United Nations Department of Information. GAWH is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. [ [http://www.gawh.org Global Alliance For Women's Health Website] ]The Mission
The Global Alliance for Women's Health (GAWH) is committed to advancing women's health in all stages of life and at all policy levels through health promotion, education, advocacy, and program implementation. GAWH both promotes and implements women’s health care research and service improvements at local, national, and international levels by collaborating with governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the private sector, academics, and individual citizens from all regions of the world. [ [http://gawh.org Global Alliance For Women's Health Website] ]
The Guiding Principles
*Women's health is a continuum from infancy through old age
*All stages of this continuum have unique health care needs
*Women's health care has been underserved and under-attended throughout the world
*Long-term initiatives and commitments are needed in order to forge alliances and collaborative programs across the globe
*Partnering among the public-private sector is necessary in order to provide effective health care and research for women worldwide [ [http://gawh.org Global Alliance For Women's Health Website] ]
The History
Since its founding in 1994, GAWH has emphasized the importance of addressing issues of women’s health throughout the life span. GAWH has worked passionately to incorporate all stages of women’s health needs into global policy agendas, especially those needs that fall beyond categories of maternal and reproductive health. [ [http://gawh.org Global Alliance For Women's Health Website] ]
The Issues
Since its founding GAWH has addressed a number of women’s health issues including:
*HIV/AIDS & Access to Treatment for Women
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Depression *
Osteoporosis &Osteoarthritis *
Smoking & Women’s Health*
Trachoma Most recently their focus has been on the issue of
cervical cancer andHPV as welldiabetes and its impact on women. In April 2008, GAWH hosted an Expert Meeting called, “Diabetes, Women, & Development” at the United Nations. The meeting was a forum in which experts from around the world presented their research and opinions on the topic to representatives of UN member states and representatives of UN agencies. [ [http://gawh.org Global Alliance For Women's Health Website] ] More information about the meeting outcomes as well as GAWH publications and initiatives is available at [http://www.gawh.org GAWH.org]References
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