Strategy 3 Promotion of Well-Being of Women and Girls

The Royal Government of considers the promotion of health and well-being of the people as a priority (side 3) of pentagon 1 on Human Resource Development. In this regard, related to the promotion of women’s health and gender equality, the Pentagon Strategy-Phase 1 on side 1 of the pentagon 4 on resilient, sustainable and inclusive development also points out to the continuation to strengthen and expand the scope of reproductive health and sexual health of young people, especially women and girls, continuation to further implement social protection programs for pregnant women and children of poor families and continuation to improve nutrition for pregnant women and children. In this regard, MoWA continues to play a role to engage in gender mainstreaming in sectors related to health and well-being, significantly contributing to empowerment of women and girls to understand and properly prevent, control diseases or public health problems as well as advocate for and use healthcare services properly.

At the same time, as a member of the National Council for Social Protection, MoWA will continue to provide inputs and coordinate the implementation of Neary Rattanak VI in moving forward to achiev common goals of national programs as well as expanding the coverage  of  healthcare services for women and vulnerable groups in an inclusive manner.

In this context, Neary Rattanak VI focuses on the following key priorities and measures:

Gender transformation in the health sector includes policies, strategic plans, action plans and programs such as reproductive health programs, maternal and child health, mental health, eye health, nutrition, food security, communicable and non-communicable diseases, addicted drug and alcohol.

Raise public awareness on gender and health and empower young women to access quality health services.

Develop capacity of officials at national and sub-national levels to resume responsibilities for promoting awareness and education about gender and health.

Participate in promoting gender equality and empowering women in the process of developing and implementing social protection framework.