MAY 28

Since 1987 May 28th has been recognized by women ’s health advocates as the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. I must’ve been living under a rock til now though because I only learned about this day earlier this month. Did you know about it before now?

The range of topics throughout the years included the following among a few more:

– Access to Quality Health Care
– Feminisation of Poverty
– Access to Safe and Legal Abortion
– Government Accountability in Prioritizing Health Markets
– Health Sector Reform and Women’s Health
– Women and HIV/AIDS
– International Trade Agreements and Women’s Access to Health
– Access to Contraceptives

May 28th is a Day of Action recognized internationally wherein any organization or individual can mobilize their communities around their own priority topic best suiting the local context. Over the years WGNRR has served the needs of its own members by reflecting their priorities for the focus of each annual Call for Action, equipping them with associated campaign materials.

Information above was taken from this site.