This papers emphasize is on Womens health and roles in Health in Venezuela
Purpose
To study the progress or setbacks of women in the last 20 years, in terms of health.
According to the UN: “Women have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. The enjoyment of this right is vital to their life and well-being their ability to participate in all areas of public and private life.”
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/directory/critical_areas_of_concern_30.htm
Objectives
1. To analyze the progress, or setbacks, achieved by women, in comparison to men, in aspects of health, during the last 20 years.
2. To gain a global perspective of the situation of women around the world.
3. To discuss with classmates how women measure up to men in terms of health in various countries.
Readings
Using the Human Development Reports, available online at http://hdr.undp.org/en/ and other sources from national and international organizations, your will write a short report (about 1000 words). In this report, for your selected country, you will consider progress or setbacks in the last 20 years in general aspects of health. Statistical tables from the 2014 Human Development Report to consider for your report: tables 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Use similar tables from other reports, as appropriate, in particular the 2011 Human Development Report.
Your report should consider issues like:
The health system of Venezuela
Spending on health by both the public and the private sectors, like percentage of GDP assigned to health, percentage of the government budget assigned to health
Factors contributing to a long and healthy life: mortality rates, maternal mortality rate, birth rate, birth attended by skilled health professionals, sanitation, hospital beds, doctors per population, most important illnesses, etc.
Differences between men and women in terms of life expectancy
Leading causes of death
HIV/AIDS cases
Quality of health care
Any other relevant facts.
Supplement the data from the Human Development Reports with other national and international sources.
Other useful sources:
Gupta, S., M. Verhoeven, and E. Tiongson. 2003. “Public Spending on Health Care and the Poor.” Health Economics 12(8): 685-96.
Hogan, M. et al. 2010. Maternal Mortality for 181 Countries, 1980-2008. A Systematic Analysis of Progress Towards Millennium Development Goal 5.” The Lancet 375(9726): 1509-23.
Houweling, T. et al. 2007. “High Poor-Rich Inequalities in Maternity Care: An International Comparative Study of Maternity and Child Care in Developing Countries.” Bulletin of the World Health Organization 85(10): 733-820.
Neft, N. and A.D. Levine. 1997. Where Women Stand: An International Report on the Status of Women in 140 Countries. New York: Random House.
