LSE Health reproductive morbidity and poverty seminar – call for papers
LSE Health is hosting a ESRC-funded seminar on ‘Reproductive morbidity and poverty’ on the 6th of November, 2010. They invite the submission of abstracts from now, with the deadline on the 31st of July.
Poverty reduction is a core target in the international development agenda. Reproductive morbidities include physical disorders such as fistula and infertility, as well as maternal depression and mental ill-health. For every maternal death, there are an estimated twenty women with maternal morbidities. Although these morbidities cause widespread disability and reduce the quality of life, they receive little attention as public health problems. The burden of reproductive health morbidities falls heaviest on the poor who often do not have access to essential health care and services.
More informaiton on the seminar, and the call, can here found in this pdf.