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This course will review the analytical base and examine global best practices to better address gender, health and poverty issues in national policies and programs. It will consist of six modules that address the following topics: 
| Module | Description | | Module 1 | Why Gender? Framework for Integrating Gender, Health and Poverty: Basic concepts of gender and the critical linkages between gender, health and poverty; rights and business case; gender analysis techniques and poverty diagnosis for preparing PRS’s. | | Module 2 | The Life Cycle and the Pathways to Improved Health Outcomes Approach to Women’s Health: Critical gender and health links throughout the life cycle including adolescent health; analyze a framework that focuses on how to improve health outcomes (the “Pathways Framework”). | | Module 3 | International Context: The role of PRS’s in articulating national development priorities and acting as the key instrument for development programming; the MDG’s and a framework for action to accelerate progress at the country level; shifting from project to programmatic aid. | | Module 4 | Services: Quality and Access - Empowering women. Services often fail the poor, particularly poor women - in access, quantity and quality. How to monitor and discipline service providers and influence policymakers. Examples of public-private partnerships and community financing for scaling-up. | | Module 5 | Gender-Based Violence: International instruments and response; prevalence of violence against women and actions to eliminate it. | | Module 6 | Gender and HIV/AIDS: The feminization of HIV/AIDS; male responsibility; impact on individuals, families and society. |
The course will be delivered as a facilitated 6-week e-learning course conducted via the Internet. Participants will also receive a CD-ROM with the course materials for each module including: course notes; virtual group work assignments; supporting materials - links to key resource materials, technical notes, key contacts.
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