Women in the Lead- Monitoring Health Services in Bangladesh

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2013
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A Series of case-studies that shows community organized efforts to negotiate better health care services from the State and women's fight for their reproductive rights and address gender based violence. Besides, it highlights the efforts of WHRAP initiative of Naripokkho to strengthen health systems accountability through its three pronged strategy viz. community monitoring of health clinics, training functionaries of its partnership organization and working in collaboration with member of parliament, local elected representative and members of hospital management to create a participatory review and planning mechanism.

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This case study is based on the work of "Women's Health and Rights Advocacy Partnership (WHRAP) Initiative of Naripokkho, a Non-Political Organization Working on Women's Rights in Bangladesh.
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Women
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Civil Society Interventions in Health
Social Accountability
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Gender and Health
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