Women’s Well-Being as a Human Right

THELMA SUCHÍ

The International Day of Action for Women’s Health is celebrated every May 28 th . This day of recognition was created as a response to the grave health problems suffered by millions of women in various countries, due to poverty, violence, wars, discrimination, social exclusion, and the lack of investment in health issues. Its objective is to reaffirm healthcare as a human right for women, one that should be accessible without restrictions or exclusions of any kind, throughout women’s entire life cycle. This date was proposed 36 years ago, during the 5 th International Conference of Women and Health in Costa Rica in 1987, by the Network of Health for Latin American and Caribbean Women.

Health is a human and constitutional right whose legal basis is expressed in diverse obligations that the States must meet according to the conventions, protocols, and international declarations signed by Guatemala. Maternal care is part of the