WOMEN, HEALTH AND HUMANITARIAN AID IN CONFLICT

The burden of political conflict on civilian populations has increased significantly over the last few decades. increasingly the provision o f resources and services to these populations is coming under scrutiny ; we highlight here the limited attention to gender in their provision . Women and men have different exposures To situations that affect hea lth and access to health-care and have differential power to influence decisions regarding the provision of health services. We argue that t he role of women in planning is central to the provision of effective, efficient and sensitive health-care to conflict-affected populations.