20 May 2014 | GENEVA - Dr Christine Kaseba-Sata, First Lady of Zambia (WHO Goodwill Ambassador against gender-based violence) and Melinda Gates, co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation addressed delegates at the World Health Assembly this afternoon.
A former gynaecologist, she noted the lasting damage such violence can inflict on mental and physical health: “Almost all gender-based violence victims fall on the doorstep of the health sector.”
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她强调说，卫生部门在解决暴力的原因和后果方面负有责任。
She stressed that the health sector has a responsibility to address the causes and consequences of violence.
She called on delegates to ensure that everyone affected by violence has timely, effective and affordable access to all the health services they require, and that those services are free of abuse, disrespect and discrimination.
Ms Gates then highlighted ways to improve the health of mothers and newborn babies, emphasizing the value of linking efforts to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health – “the continuum of care”.
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她指出：“如果妇女能够进行计划生育，她们就更可能有间隔地怀孕。
She pointed out that: “If women can plan their families, they are more likely to space their pregnancies.
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如果她们有间隔地怀孕，她们就更可能有健康的婴儿。
If they space their pregnancies, they are more likely to have healthy babies.
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如果婴儿健康，他们就更可能成为健康的儿童。
If babies are healthy, they are more likely to flourish as children.