International recommendation

Health of Sami women and pregnant women

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Themes:
Access to healthcareEquality and non-discriminationHealth outcomes and experience in the healthcare system
Populations of concern:
Sami/indigenous peoplesWomen
Relevant CEDAW article:
Art. 12 – Healthcare and family planning
Source:
CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/9, para. 39

Recommended measures (3)

Measure
Measure type:
Resources
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Health and Care Services

The State party should ensure sufficient numbers of midwives to provide appropriate health-care services to women during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period and to their children.

Measure
Measure types:
Practices and guidelinesResourcesConsultation
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Labour and Social AffairsMinistry of Local Government and Modernisation

The State party should ensure that all Sami women are provided with adequate health care and social services, including by disseminating more information about the development of a Sami health centre to the indigenous community, so as to enable a gender-sensitive, consultative and inclusive process.

Measure
Measure type:
Statistics and research
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Health and Care Services

The State party should provide the Committee with information and data on the health situation of Sami women and on the impact of the measures taken to overcome intersecting forms of discrimination in the health sector in its next periodic report.