What are the major health problems for women?
According to WHO (2005; 2007) being poor or being a woman was often a reason for being discriminated. Worldwide, millions of women are unable to protect themselves from HIV infection due to lack of prevention methods that can be controlled by women, causing unnecessary suffering and death. One of the most urgent actions is to increase funding for vaccine development, proper nutrition and invest in education that will ensure they are accepted within communities. The Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women [adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979 entry into force 3 September 1981, in accordance with articles 27(1)] stipulates that «the discrimination against women violates the principles of equality of rights and respect for human dignity, is an obstacle to the participation of women, on equal terms with men, in the political, social, economic field and in the family and makes mo
