The International Women's Health Meetings are based on the recognition of equality as a condition of health and the recognition of the principle of distributive justice for women of the North and the South. The 9th IWHM will allow health activists from around the world to advocate for essential health resources and the rights of women and girls and will focus on the following three themes: sexual and reproductive rights, violence against women (state and family), and environmental health. The Proposal Deadline is March 10, 2002.