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Why Women's Health

In the health sphere, the principal concern of Palestinian women is the receipt of services that are compatible with their needs, their views about their roles in society, and their socio- economic and cultural context. For too long, women's health needs have been conflated with their children's needs. This is why the majority of health services provided to women in fact cater to the needs of children, leaving women's needs in a neglected state.

Truly upgrading the current health services infrastructure to meet women's needs requires the realization that women's health is not only related to women's role as biological reproducers, but also to their role as active members in the social, economic and political spheres. Accordingly, a life cycle approach to understanding women's health, that takes into consideration the differing roles of women at different stages in their lives, remains vital for the successful future development of the health sector in meeting women's health needs.

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