Use of legal empowerment approaches to improve access to health services : workshop summary

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2022-02-22

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This report documents the global online workshop's main insights, discussion points, and findings. The workshop was held on February 22nd and practitioners, policymakers, researchers, funders, and civil society actors working at the intersection of legal empowerment and access to health services were invited. Representatives of IDS presented a scoping paper on “Legal Empowerment Approaches to Improve Access to Quality Health Services.” Participants were then encouraged to discuss the research and practice gaps raised by the paper and their own experiences.

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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, LEGAL EMPOWERMENT, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, GLOBAL

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