The WHO
collaborative programme
WOMEN'S
HEALTH
Situation
analysis
There
are
several
NGOs
working
in
areas
related
to
women's
health.
WHO
has
provided
support
to
NGOs
work
in
areas
related
to
Women's
human
rights
and
environmental
health.
Other
UN
Agencies
are
also
providing
support
in
this
area
of
work
(UNFPA,
UNIFEM
and
UNICEF).
The
Ministry
of
health
has
identified
women's
health
as a
priority
for
collaboration
with
WHO
during
2002-2003.
The
overall
goal
of
the
project
is
to
enhance
the
health
status
of
Jordanian
women.
Interventions
proposed
under
this
project
focus
on
key
aspects
of
women's
health
that
encompass
women's
reproductive
and
nonreproductive
health
across
lifespan
including
health
promotion,
health
lifestyle
behaviours,
and
prevention,
early
detection,
and
treatment
of
chronic
diseases.
Priorities
for
WHO
collaboration
will
focus
on
establishing
a
data
bank
on
women's
health
in
Jordan
and
conducting
research
on
needs
assessment
and
lifestyle
behaviours.
Objectives
- To conduct an extensive sitation analysis and develop a data bank on women's health
- To identify priorities for future action
