WIPHN Archives
The Women’s International Public Health Network (WIPHN) was started in Mexico City for the women in public health and related areas. Especially, they wanted to have a newsletter to share resources, programs, concerns and sisterhood. Women from over 67 countries world-wide, with a wide range of expertise, contributed to the newsletters. Below are scanned versions of these newsletters for all to see.
In reviewing the material, I find it evident that we have still have a long way to go, especially in maternal and infant health. Violence against women, maternal deaths due to lack of maternity care, infectious diseases, AIDS, and TB are all still rampant. Whilst there is an International WHO/UNICEF Code for marketing of breastmilk substitutes, the infant formula companies still make millions with what is a mostly unnecessary product. Progress has been made in that we now know that infants on mixed feeding breast and formula have a higher transmission of HIV than those exclusively breastfed or exclusively formula fed. The refugee problem is increasing and few inroads have been made on poverty and malnutrition.
Corrupt governments and corporate greed have increased poverty and malnutrition. Handouts don’t help but income generating projects and the Grameen bank have helped raise some women out of poverty. This plus education and universal access to health care will go a long way to creating change.
Please send your comments and any information on new effective programs and ways to move forward.
- Volume 10 – Winter 1991.PDF
- Volume 11 – Spring 1992.PDF
- Volume 12 – Winter 1992.PDF
- Volume 13 – Spring 1993.PDF
- Volume 14 – Winter 1993.PDF
- Volume 16 – Spring 1994.PDF
- Volume 17 – Winter 1994.PDF
- Volume 18 – Summer 1995.PDF
- Volume 19 – Winter 1995.PDF
- Volume 2 – Summer 1988.PDF
- Volume 20 – Summer 1996.PDF
- Volume 21 – Winter 1997.PDF
- Volume 22 – Winter 1997.PDF
- Volume 23 – Winter 1998.PDF
- Volume 25 – Summer 2000.PDF
- Volume 4 – Winter 1988.PDF
- Volume 5 – Spring 1989.PDF
- Volume 6 – Winter 1989.PDF
- Volume 7 – Spring 1990.PDF
- Volume 8 – Winter 1990.PDF
- Volume 9 – Spring 1991.PDF
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