Mother Health in Turkey

Strategies
- Community education through the media will be used.
- Basic educational level will be raised in order to increase women's level
  of consciousness.
- Adult education studies will be used to obtain a high profession rate
  among women.
- Governmental organizations, NGO's and professional associations will
   cooperate for women's priorities.
- Politicians' way of thinking about women's status and consciousness
  and regulations causing inequality among men and women will be
  changed.
- Sexual annoyance and violence will be regarded as a health problem and
   community awareness of sexual annoyance and violence will be raised
   and protecting organizations will be established.
- Factors contributing to the rise in women's occupational success will be
   determined.
- Women's conditions at workplace will be improved and occupational
   participation and status will be raised.
- Policies for the improvement of women's status will be developed.
- Units dealing with women's problems will be established in every sector. 


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