Partnerships for Women's Health

Striving for Best Practice within the UN Global Compact

Martina Timmermann editor Monika Kruesmann editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:United Nations University

Published:30th Dec '09

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Partnerships for Women's Health cover

Every minute, at least one woman dies from pregnancy or childbirth complications, a further 20 suffer injury, infection or disease. Despite medical advances, and years of national and international policy declarations, this tragic situation remains particularly severe in developing countries, violating a fundamental human right. This book draws together insights and experiences of development practitioners, policy makers, academic experts and private sector partners to describe the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a public private partnership based in India. Informed by growing literature on such partnerships, the WHI sought to implement a project that would make a real difference in women’s lives, simultaneous with meeting private sector commercial imperatives.

ISBN: 9789280811858

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 671g

476 pages