2022 Health and Social Protection Mapping, Other

Politicizing women’s health: Consequences of armed conflict for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Colombia

Signe Svallfors

Armed conflicts pose a great challenge to women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This DDB explores the effects of conflict on women’s SRHR in Colombia. It points to women’s limited access to health care and subjection to multiple forms of gender-based violence, in addition to identifying pathways for improving SRHR.