Refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and

girls and boys. Equality does not mean that women and men will become the same but

that women’s and men’s rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on

whether they are born male or female. Gender equality implies that the interests,

needs and priorities of both women and men are taken into consideration, recognizing

the diversity of different groups of women and men. (1)

Gender refers to socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, boys and girls. The role of gender and sex disparities in immunization coverage has been subject to much debate in recent years with terminology often used interchangeably (WHO 2010b). Differences based on sex and gender are important for understanding and improving outcomes and uptake rates for vaccination.

A generally regarded set of legal protections in the context of a legal system, wherein

such system is itself based upon this same set of basic, fundamental, or inalienable

rights. Such rights thus belong without presumption or cost of privilege to all human

beings under such jurisdiction. The concept of human rights has been promoted as a

legal concept in large part owing to the idea that human beings have such

"fundamental" rights, such that transcend all jurisdiction, but are typically reinforced in

Illness resulting from eating food or drinking water containing poisonous substances

including bacteria, viruses, pesticides, or toxins. Symptoms generally begin within 2 to

6 hours and include abdominal cramping, diarrhea, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting,

and weakness.