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Alberta’s NDP government is calling for a new “targeted approach” to women’s health but details of what that will mean are sketchy.

In the 2017-20 Health ministry business plan released with the provincial budget, the government says that in many families women have not only their own complex health needs to consider but are also responsible for the health and wellness of their partners, children and parents.

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“As such, a targeted approach to women’s health is needed – one that supports the interests of all women, at all stages of life, and acknowledges the diversity of women’s experiences including higher incidences of violence and social and economic vulnerabilities,” says the report.