Why are girls still dying unnecessarily? The need to address gender inequity in child health in the post–2015 Development Agenda
There is need for better quality evidence on the role of gender in child health achievements both globally and regionally. Renewed efforts are needed to ensure that gender equity is achieved in child health globally. Efforts should be prioritized in countries with excess female child mortality.
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| description | There is need for better quality evidence on the role of gender in child health achievements both globally and regionally.
Renewed efforts are needed to ensure that gender equity is achieved in child health globally. Efforts should be prioritized in countries with excess female child mortality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec1551c5716a418fb29b02bbddd8c5322022-12-22T01:49:11ZengEdinburgh University Global Health SocietyJournal of Global Health2047-29782047-29862015-12-015210.7189/jogh.05.020303Why are girls still dying unnecessarily? The need to address gender inequity in child health in the post–2015 Development AgendaJohn Jungpa Park0Luciana Brond1UCL Hospitals, North Central Thames Foundation School, National Health Service; Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCentre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKThere is need for better quality evidence on the role of gender in child health achievements both globally and regionally. Renewed efforts are needed to ensure that gender equity is achieved in child health globally. Efforts should be prioritized in countries with excess female child mortality.Child healthgender inequitypost-2015development |
| spellingShingle | John Jungpa Park Luciana Brond Why are girls still dying unnecessarily? The need to address gender inequity in child health in the post–2015 Development Agenda Journal of Global Health Child health gender inequity post-2015 development |
| title | Why are girls still dying unnecessarily? The need to address gender inequity in child health in the post–2015 Development Agenda |
| title_full | Why are girls still dying unnecessarily? The need to address gender inequity in child health in the post–2015 Development Agenda |
| title_fullStr | Why are girls still dying unnecessarily? The need to address gender inequity in child health in the post–2015 Development Agenda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why are girls still dying unnecessarily? The need to address gender inequity in child health in the post–2015 Development Agenda |
| title_short | Why are girls still dying unnecessarily? The need to address gender inequity in child health in the post–2015 Development Agenda |
| title_sort | why are girls still dying unnecessarily the need to address gender inequity in child health in the post 2015 development agenda |
| topic | Child health gender inequity post-2015 development |
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