Kathryn Dovel – The Conversation

Women in Malawi visit clinics many more times in their lives than men. Shutterstock

February 19, 2019

Malawi’s health system puts women first. This isn’t always a good thing

Kathryn Dovel, University of California, Los Angeles; Dr Morna Cornell, University of Cape Town; Sara Yeatman, University of Colorado Denver, and Stephanie Chamberlin, University of Colorado Denver

Female-centred health services are good, but they may detract from gender equality and men’s health.

A community health worker walks a couple through an HIV test in Malawi. Mostly men do not access these services. Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation–Malawi / Robbie Flick

February 23, 2016

Dying from a treatable disease: HIV and the men we neglect

Kathryn Dovel, University of Colorado Denver; Sara Yeatman, University of Colorado Denver, and Susan Watkins, University of Pennsylvania

In sub-Saharan Africa more women may be infected with HIV than men - but men are more likely to die because of poor testing and treatment regimes.

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