Publication

Introducing a gender focus in the provision of health services entails challenging and complex processes of change. In Costa Rica, a variety of work has been carried out with this aim. But the experience at the Women’s Hospital was unique. This report describes the conditions that favoured the transformation of the Women’s Hospital, how the initiative started and what partnerships were created in the process. It discusses the strategies that supported the change process at the Hospital. Specific changes are identified in relation to the gender-based analysis (GBA) framework, and the impact of these changes on the health and lives of women.