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Womens disproportionate poverty, low social status, and reproductive role expose them to high health risks, resulting in needless suffering and many preventable diseases. This report describes the health problems of Pakistani women, whose health and general welfare are among the lowest in the world, and identifies steps to address these problems.

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title Improving Womens Health in Pakistan Health Nutrition and - photo 1

title:Improving Women's Health in Pakistan Health, Nutrition, and Population Series
author:Tinker, Anne G.
publisher:World Bank
isbn10 | asin:0821342274
print isbn13:9780821342275
ebook isbn13:9780585260945
language:English
subjectWomen--Health and hygiene--Pakistan, Women--Pakistan--Social conditions.
publication date:1998
lcc:RA564.85.T56 1998eb
ddc:613/.04244/095491
subject:Women--Health and hygiene--Pakistan, Women--Pakistan--Social conditions.
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Human Development Network Health
Nutrition, and Population Series
Improving Women's Health in Pakistan
Anne G. Tinker
The World Bank
Washington, D.C.
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Health, Nutrition, and Population Series
This new series is produced by the Health, Nutrition, and Population Family (HNP) of the World Bank's Human Development Network. The series aims to provide a vehicle for publishing material on the Bank's work in the HNP sector, to consolidate the various previous publications in the sector, and to improve the standard for quality control, peer review, and dissemination of HNP publications.
The series focuses on publications that expand our knowledge of HNP policy and strategy issues through thematic reviews, analytical work, case studies, and examples of best practices. The volumes in the series focus on material of global and regional relevance.
The broad strategic themes of the series are proposed by its editorial committee, which is coordinated by Alexander Preker. The other members of this committee are Eugene Boostrom, Dean Jamison, Prabhat Jha, Rama Lakshminarayan, Maureen Lewis, Judith McGuire, Philip Musgrove, Mead Over, David Peters, Nicholas Prescott, George Schieber, and Jacques Van der Gaag.
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1998 The International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development / THE WORLD BANK
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A.
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
First printing May 1998
This publication was prepared by World Bank staff, and the findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in it do not necessarily represent the views of the Bank's Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent.
Cover: Logo image provided by Mother Care, a project of John Snow Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tinker, Anne G.
Improving women's health in Pakistan / Anne G. Tinker.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.).
ISBN 0-8213-4227-4
1. WomenHealth and hygienePakistan. 2. WomenPakistan
Social conditions. I. Title.
RA564.85.T56 1998 98-18444
613'.04244'095491dc21 98-18444
CIP
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Contents
Foreword
v
Acknowledgments
vi
Summary
1
1
Introduction
5
2
Extent and Dimensions of the Problem
6
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Female Morbidity and Mortality
6
Picture 3
Fertility
11
Picture 4
Notes
13
3
Reproductive Health Services
14
Picture 5
Organization of Reproductive Health Services
14
Picture 6
Coverage and Utilization of Reproductive Health and Other Health Services
15
Picture 7
Notes
21
4
Building on Experience
22
Picture 8
Learning from Other Countries
22
Picture 9
Priorities
24
Picture 10
Notes
29
5
Conclusion
30
References
31
Figures
Picture 11
1 Total Fertility Rate, Selected Asian Countries
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