Gender in health is a cross-cutting issue that impacts all health programmes. Examples of health topics with gender-related aspects include:
AIDS/HIV/STI
Depression
Female genital mutilation
Gender
Human rights
Maternal health
Mental health
Obesity
Social determinants of health
Violence against women
Increasing access to health care services in Afghanistan with gender-sensitive health service delivery
Cross-cutting gender issues in women's health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Gender and health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: conceptual and operational advocacy
Gender mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approach
Human rights and gender equality in health sector strategies: How to assess policy coherence
Autonomy and access to health services:
In our home, the household head decides about our healthcare. If he is not home, we have to wait.
(Female respondent in a WHO gender assessment of health-seeking behaviour in Pakistan)