The OSLO CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER (OCHRC), Forum 6


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	Forum 6


	Gender and child health research

	The session discussed the need for gender-sensitive programmes and review the role of research on gender for programme formulation.

	Chair:
	Mary Ann Lansang, Executive Director, INCLEN Trust, Philippines

	Presenter:
	Shally Awasthi, Professor, Paediatrics, King George Medical College, India Access to health services for the child from a gender perspective
	Marian E. Jacobs, Director, Child Health Unit, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa Rights perspective on child health research
	Mervat el-Rafie, Egyptian Medical Women Association, Egypte Child health: a gender perspective

	Rapporteur:
	Veloshnee Govender, Global Forum for Health Research, Geneva

	Focal Point:
	Andres de Francisco, Senior Public Health Specialist, Global Forum for Health Research, Geneva,
	Lesley Doyal, Professor, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, United Kingdom