Women’s and children’s right to health: new research on global challenges and opportunities (in Swedish)

On 17 December, the Expert Group for Aid Studies will be hosting a conference, in Swedish, on women’s and children’s right to health and new research on global challenges and opportunities.

Health and well-being is a basic human right. Despite this, structural inequalities limit women’s and children’s right to equal and quality care. What do we really know about women’s and children’s health and, more importantly, what is needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda goal of good health and well-being for all?

The Expert Group on Aid Analysis (EBA) is publishing three texts on the topic of women’s and children’s health: two Development Dissertation Briefs (DDBs) based on recent dissertations, and a chapter in the EBA Health Anthology. The studies explore issues such as challenges to women’s sexual and reproductive health, the risk of infertility and its link to child marriage, and how factors outside the health sector affect children’s health.

Sara Österlund, Evelina Linnros and Daniel Helldén will present and discuss their current research on the topic. The seminar will be moderated by Åsa Regnér and commented by Gunilla Backman.

People are welcomed to come from 13.00 for registration and coffee.

Participants:

• Sara Österlund – senior advisor in SRHR, RFSU. Global SRHR setbacks
• Evelina Linnros – Institute for International Economics, Stockholm University. Infertility and its impact on child marriage and education
• Daniel Helldén – Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet. Global goals and child health, a holistic approach to sustainable development
• Åsa Regnér – Moderator, Secretary General of Save the Children and EBA member
• Gunilla Backman – Commentator, senior advisor on health and SRHR at Sida