Women, Health and Development Program PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION Regional Office of the World Health Organization Gender and Equity in Health Sector Reform: A Review of the Literature Prepared by:

Introduction The purpose of this literature review is to review and synthesize published and unpublished literature examining the interaction between health sector reforms, gender and equity. The literature examined covers both developed and developing countries and includes the experience of a range of health systems as well as a variety of health sector reform strategies.