Attachments: CaucAsia-August 2006-Gender & Health.pdf
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Link to all CaucAsia Magazines:
CaucAsia - International Coalition of Gender
Journalists
CAUCASIA MAGAZINE - AUGUST 2006 - GENDER &
HEALTH
Articles from:
*Europe
*Denmark
*Israel
*Armenia
*Georgia
*Azerbaijan
*Poland
*Kazakhstan
*USA
*Russia
From Article by Narine Mhitaryan, Armenia: Never
Too Late to Learn About Your Health
"I talk about women with whom we
communicated in five months when we traveled in the remote rural
communities of Armenia, investigating a problem of availability of medical
services and holding consultations on problems of health and reproductive
rights. My interlocutor is Anait Avetisyan, therapist and main adviser of the
Health of Village Women Project, which is implemented by Aytur organization
under the support of Mama Cash Fund. The idea of the project appeared a long
time ago: to teach people how to take care of their health, to warn them of
dangers. Being the practicing doctor, she witnessed full absence of basic
knowledge, even in the city. In the villages, the situation is even more
severe.
It was painful for me to see that women do not pay
enough attention to their health. They do not know much about infectuous
diseases, and about their complications. They do not know about the reasons that
may cause sterility."
Anait said, 'I was always amazed with indifference
of the overwhelming majority of Armenian women to themselves. They find time for
everything, for work, for housekeeping, everything except care of themselves. It
is recognized that self-sacrificing is very common for Armenian women's
mentality.' "
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Article Excerpt: New Era in Healthcare
European Union Conference on Women's Health -
Vienna - April
"The Austrian Healthcare Minister delivered a
report at the Conference stating the necessity to hold a large-scale medical
gender research. The Minister illustrated her speech with many facts that
demonstrated the necessity to introduce different approaches when treating
patients of different
genders......................................................
The Minister noted that her proposal on the
development of Gender Medicine was approved by all the countries of the European
Union.".....................
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