| Project Detail |
Improving mother-child health in Central Asia In Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, women make up 70 per cent of health workers, but only 25 per cent of them occupy management positions. Gender discrimination and patriarchal traditions often hinder women’s career advancement. In addition, the gender pay gap in health services in Central Asia is higher than the global average. For instance, women only receive between 60 and 75 per cent of men’s wages. Therefore, fostering women’s leadership in healthcare and ensuring respectful health services for pregnant women, mothers, and newborns is crucial. A greater involvement of women in decision-making and management of health and maternity care will improve the quality of health and maternity care and reduce the maternal mortality rate. Objective The quality of women-centred health services in primary care is improved for pregnant women, mothers, and their newborns in Central Asia. |
