3 edition of Women and health in Bhutan found in the catalog.
Women and health in Bhutan
Joke Buringa
Published
1991
by SNV Bhutan, Netherlands Development Organization in Thimphu, Bhutan
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Statement | by Joke Buringa and Manika Pradhan. |
Contributions | Pradhan, Manika. |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | Microfiche 95/62405R (R) |
The Physical Object | |
Format | Microform |
Pagination | 136 p. |
Number of Pages | 136 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL947285M |
LC Control Number | 95904333 |
Matrilineal traditions are longstanding in Bhutan, and as a result, Bhutanese women have a fairly empowered standing in society. However, Bhutan still has its share of gender disparity and challenges. With only a handful of elected women parliamentarians and women leaders in the civil service and private sector, Bhutan still has a long way to go to achieve gender equity. The Health Sector Development Program, supported by the ADF facility and additional ADF grant funding for a total of $20 million, is improving primary health care delivery and information systems. It is also upgrading the country’s disease surveillance systems and policies to help Bhutan and the region prepare for and manage pandemics.
Bhutan's national policy on women is reflected in the overall objectives and strategies for women in development and has been incorporated in all development plans. The policy states, "While there will be no parallel projects formulated specifically for women, measures related to the promotion of women in development will be incorporated in all. Browse the list of issues and latest articles from Women & Health. List of issues Latest articles Volume 60 Volume 59 Volume 58 Volume 57 Volume 56 Volume 55 Volume 54 Volume 53 Volume 52 Volume 51 .
Following are some of recommended reading list of Bhutan Books that can help you understand the country and enhance the enjoyment of your travel. Wide ranges of books on Bhutan are available online and also in some of the stores in Thimphu. Following are some of the suggestion. Lonely Planet – Bhutan (Country Guide) By Lindsay Brown. Bhutan's culture does not isolate or disenfranchise women. Dowry is not practiced, and land is divided equally between sons and daughters. Girls receive nearly equal educational opportunities, and, while accorded a lower status than boys, they are cherished because they are .
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Following a description of the health sector in Bhutan, including traditional and religious healers, women's health needs are addressed distinguishing between sex-specific or biological health needs and gender-specific or social health needs. Current health beliefs and practices are reviewed, paying particular attention to health-promoting and health-restoring : J.
Buringa, M. Pradhan. Women and Health in Bhutan: Practices, Beliefs, and Care. Description. Women and Health is a comprehensive reference that addresses health issues affecting women of all ages — from adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books on this topic, which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective.
It covers key issues ranging from osteoporosis to breast cancer and other cancers, domestic violence, sexually. Women and Health is a comprehensive reference which addresses health issues affecting women of all ages--adolescence through maturity.
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It goes far beyond other books on this topic, which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. “Women thus often become easy prey. And end up abandoned and destitute more often than not.” Ugyen Tenzin, editor of Bhutan Today, elaborates further.
“Some decades ago there was a system of offering a pretty girl along with food and drink and presents to a visiting dignitary from the government.
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Naim Nur g: Bhutan. Village health workers play an important role as a bridge between health services and the community to promote health. Programmes are in place to address the public health challenges facing the country. Health services are free as enshrined in the Constitution of Bhutan.
Therefore, government revenue is the predominant source of health financing. Women population, which comprises almost half of the total population in Bhutan, has been so far neglected, discriminated and exploited. They have been deprived of most of the opportunities including access to business and industry, gainful employment, skill development training, education, health etc.
Bhutan has strived for the equitable distribution of health and health care by providing free health care services to the people through the wide network of health facilities.
Health care is delivered through a three-tiered health care service delivery system with a major thrust in the preventive and primary health. The National Assembly’s women, children and youth committee’s report states that in1, women had undergone abortion in Bhutan.
World Health Organisation defines abortion as a termination of pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation or a foetus born weighing less than grammes. The WHO country health profile of Bhutan provides key statistics and links to health topical databases, plus news, features and Bulletin journal articles on the health issues of.
Never a Stranger: From her past in Croatia and Russia, to finding a son in Bhutan, to befriending women in Africa, one woman's stories of travel, connection, and self-discovery. Tania Romanov out of 5. Women and Health is a comprehensive reference which addresses health issues affecting women of all ages--adolescence through maturity.
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HEALTHCARE. Healthcare in Bhutan falls under the Ministry of Health (MoH). The MoH aims to achieve universal health coverage by improving access to quality and equitable health services, strengthening preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services, and promoting efficiency and effectiveness in the financing and delivery of health services.() Its vision is “a Cited by: 4.
Bhutan's latest Gross National Happiness survey findings reveal that women are less happy than men -- consistent with the survey findings.
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Plague of Corruption: Restoring Faith in the. Rapid Weight Missing: Bhutan. Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /bhutan/narratives/practical-information/directory#women-travellers.Women in Bhutan have always enjoyed a privileged and progressive position.
The matriarchal structure – where women inherit property unlike other women in some of the neighbouring countries – grants women access to land and property. Bhutanese inheritance law stipulates equal rights for all children, regardless of sex or age.The government founded the National Women's Association of Bhutan in primarily to improve the socioeconomic status of women, particularly those in rural areas.
The association, at its inaugural session, declared that it would not push for equal rights for women because the women of Bhutan had already come to "enjoy equal status with men Maternal mortality (per ,): ().