The World Health Organization Addressing Violence Against Women

Claudia Garcia-Moreno
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Development, 2001, vol. 44, issue 3, 129-132

Abstract: Claudia Garcia-Moreno describes the approach of the World Health Organization to violence against women as a major public health issue. She explains how the focus of WHO's work is on building the knowledge base for policy and action and identifying the role of the health sector in the prevention of violence against women and in providing care for those experiencing abuse. Development (2001) 44, 129–132. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1110280

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