What is new?

Parliamentarians for Women’s Health in Botswana has convened a legal policy group to identify priority legislative areas toward improving women’s health in Botswana, particularly women affected and infected with HIV and AIDS. The group will:

• Review and comment on the legal audit of legislation that has direct relevance to women’s health in Botswana;
• Review and comment on policy gaps based on a policy analysis of women’s access to health care in Botswana;
• Assist in identifying the obstacles that hinder women’s access to health care services in Botswana;
• Share information and experiences in their respective capacities with regard to access to health care services for women; and
• Develop a plan for legislative action by making recommendations to members of parliament to improve access to health care for women and lobby for increased budgetary allocations for women’s health.

For more information, read the Botswana legal background brief.

Welcome to the Parliamentarians for Women’s Health Web Site!
Parliamentarians for Women’s Health is a groundbreaking initiative in East and southern Africa that works with parliamentarians and communities to improve women’s and girls’ access to health services. We’ve launched this Web site to provide up-to-date information on the project’s activities, background information on the four countries involved – Botswana, Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania; and shared stories of women and communities affected by HIV and AIDS who are involved in the project.

We hope it will become a useful resource for program staff, researchers, donors, students and others working in the field of international development.

Read the press release.

My name is Erykah. I am 31 years old and live in Nairobi, Kenya.

Sometime in 2001, I experienced some changes in my physiological health. As a young woman, I thought that I was lucky to have a small waistline and body size. But I also noticed that the acne that suddenly appeared on my face was appearing quite late for my age. Both of these things turned out to be something else all together.

Parliamentarians for Women’s Health Launches Web Site

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 16, 2006 – Parliamentarians for Women’s Health – a groundbreaking initiative in East and southern Africa that works with parliamentarians and communities to improve women’s and girls’ access to health services – today launched its new Web site, an essential resource for program staff, researchers, donors, students and others working in the field of international development.