Global health inequalities are staggering. Restrictive gender norms and gender inequalities are replicated and reinforced in health systems, leading to poorer health outcomes for women and girls across the globe. A woman in Sierra Leone is 300-400 times more likely to die with each pregnancy than a woman in Europe.
Many health systems struggle to meet the needs of communities, particularly in relation to sexual and reproductive health. The Covid-19 pandemic, together with increases in the number and scale of humanitarian disasters, has put further pressure on systems that were already under huge strain.
What is CARE International doing to improve access to healthcare?
CARE's global health work focuses on four areas:
- Strengthening local health systems and community-based organisations
- Supporting marginalised groups to exercise their right to health
- Increasing access to quality health services, including sexual and reproductive health and rights services, in humanitarian and fragile settings
- Preparing and responding to public health emergency preparedness
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Polio in Gaza: The latest
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Standing up for the rights of mothers in Ethiopia: ‘We finally have a voice’
Since the outbreak of conflict, the maternal mortality rate in Northern Ethiopia has increased fivefold. Kahsa is supporting women in her community to access healthcare services and stand up for their rights.
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Battling children's malnutrition amid conflict in Sudan
Millions of children in Sudan are suffering from malnutrition as a result of the ongoing conflict. Here's what CARE is doing to help.
