In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) committed to promoting gender equality and equity in health by making gender considerations an integral part of “pre service training curricula” of health care practitioners (Department of Gender, 2006) . A consultative meeting was subsequently convened by WHO’s department of Gender, Women and Health in view of the centr

The WHO’s states that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. During the mid-late 1990’s gender and social role became variables of social analysis that explain recurring social, institutional and structural disadvantage to women. It became clear that, unless structural adjustment and heal