Guidelines for Gender-Based Analysis of Health Data for Decision Making

Gender-based analysis (GBA) is a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) policy. The PAHO Gender, Ethnicity and Health Office (GEH) has a mandate that includes promoting informed decisions and strengthening national capacity to generate, analyze and effectively use health indicators that recognize and accommodate gender and diversity approaches.

This guide describes how to integrate gender-based analysis using health surveillance data and data from surveys or other sources to develop, change and improve health policy, planning and programming.