CFHI Medical Director on Womens Roles at UN Forum

Jessica Evert, MD, Family Physician and Medical Director of NGO Child Family Health International (CFHI) speaks about her roles as a woman and gender dynamics working with physicians in CFHI international partner countries. Dr. Evert was a panelist at the United Nations Womens Empowerment Forum convened by CFHI in September 2010.

In July 2010, the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) concluded with Member States stressing the need for greater investment in women and girls and outlining concrete steps to advance gender equality and empower women. While this is the specific target of Millennium Development Goal #3, it is well recognized that the role of women will be important to the achievement of all eight goals and especially critical for achieving goals 1, 2, 4, and 5.

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