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The gender health gap: It's more than a women’s issue. Here’s why

(2 days ago) WEBThe global health burden is not only carried by the women it impacts, but is also felt throughout broader society. As the Closing the Women's Health Gap report outlines: "The disparities in women’s health affect not only women’s quality of life but …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/women-health-gender-gap-equality/

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Women's health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WEBWomen's health. Being a man or a woman has a significant impact on health, as a result of both biological and gender-related differences. The health of …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/women-s-health/

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The future we expect: women’s health and gender …

(6 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Special Programme HRP and the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) in partnership with the British …

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-06-2021-the-future-we-expect-women-s-health-and-gender-equality

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The ‘gender health gap’ shortens lives and costs billions

(3 days ago) WEBNeglecting women’s pain affects the entire medical pipeline, from research to diagnosis and treatment

https://www.ft.com/content/031bb23c-5c2d-41be-8f72-570fe94a711b

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Women’s health got worse in 2021, global survey finds CNN

(4 days ago) WEBThe overall score for the Global Women’s Health Index in 2021 was just 53 out of 100, one point lower than in 2020. No country scored higher than 70 points in …

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/21/health/global-womens-health-index-2021/index.html

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UN Women Explainer: How COVID-19 impacts …

(4 days ago) WEBWomen's health. Hand hygiene and sanitation is a critical element in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Yet, 3 billion people, or 40 per cent of the world’s population, do not have a handwashing facility …

https://interactive.unwomen.org/multimedia/explainer/covid19/en/index.html

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Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in

(4 days ago) WEB"For sexual and reproductive health issues, the sad truth is that rather than all hands on deck and working together, there's kind of a polarization dialogue, a divisive …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148621

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Unpacking 5 truths about equality in sexual and reproductive …

(8 days ago) WEBUNITED NATIONS, New York – Over the past 30 years, global commitments to sexual and reproductive health and rights have made remarkable …

https://www.unfpa.org/news/unpacking-5-truths-about-equality-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-today

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The inequality of women in global health was made worse by the …

(4 days ago) WEBThe pandemic made it worse. Women health workers lost ground on equality during the pandemic, according to a new report from Women in Global Health. …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/03/24/1163658781/women-were-already-unequal-in-the-world-of-global-health-the-pandemic-made-it-wo

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Gender equality in science, medicine, and global health: where are …

(3 days ago) WEBThe purpose of this Review is to provide evidence for why gender equality in science, medicine, and global health matters for health and health-related outcomes. We …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)33135-0/fulltext

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Gender and health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WEBGender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world. This Q&A examines the links between …

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/gender-and-health

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11 global health issues to watch in 2023, according to IHME experts

(2 days ago) WEB11 global health issues to watch in 2023, according to IHME experts. Published December 20, 2022. Authors. Annie Chan “Climate change is already …

https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/insights-blog/acting-data/11-global-health-issues-watch-2023-according-ihme-experts

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Women in Global Health’s report on the 75th World Health …

(3 days ago) WEBEven today, WHO and its constituents are still grappling with health problems like those affecting the world about 25 years before it was established. …

https://womeningh.org/wha-report/

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Women in Global Health

(2 days ago) WEBContributions to Women in Global Health are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law (in the United States). We’ve had an outpouring of support from all corners of the world. …

https://womeningh.org/

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Issues - Women in Global HealthWomen in Global Health

(5 days ago) WEBBut most female health workers are in lower status, lower paid roles. Globally, 80% of nurses are female, however, surgeons are predominantly male. Overall, an average …

https://womeningh.org/about/issues/

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UNFPA warns of threats to sexual and reproductive health

(5 days ago) WEBThe UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned in a new report that political and social polarisation has put at risk decades of gains in ending inequalities in sexual …

https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/20-04-2024-unfpa-warns-of-threats-to-sexual-and-reproductive-health

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Magnifying Inequity: Women’s Lives During the COVID-19 Global …

(7 days ago) WEBMore pointedly, racism, classism, and sexism intersect in ways that uniquely personalized women's experiences of this global public health crisis. We asked …

https://spsp.org/news/character-and-context-blog/dinella-fulcher-women-inequity-covid-19-pandemic

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COVID-19's impact on women’s health and rights

(5 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has devastated lives around the world, 4.6 million deaths and counting. The pandemic has exposed sharp economic and social inequalities and has …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/09/lessons-must-be-learned-from-covid-19-s-impact-on-women-s-health-and-rights/

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Mapped: How climate change disproportionately affects women’s …

(5 days ago) WEBThe map below displays 130 studies that investigate how the health of men and women is affected by impacts associated with climate change. These impacts …

https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-how-climate-change-disproportionately-affects-womens-health/

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Global women's health--a global perspective - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBWomen's Health*. The burden of disease and public health issues affecting girls and women throughout their lives is significantly greater in resource-poor settings. These …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25083886/

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New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900 000 …

(7 days ago) WEBThe world is currently facing a shortage of 900 000 midwives, which represents a third of the required global midwifery workforce. The COVID-19 crisis has …

https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2021-new-report-sounds-the-alarm-on-global-shortage-of-900-000-midwives

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Full article: Global women's health – A global perspective

(5 days ago) WEBThe burden of disease and public health issues affecting girls and women throughout their lives is significantly greater in resource-poor settings. These women …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/00365513.2014.936673

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Violations of women’s reproductive health rights - Global Issues

(Just Now) WEBInterwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights, reveals that more than half of all preventable maternal …

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/04/17/36492

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Almost 600,000 in England awaiting gynaecological treatment, …

(9 days ago) WEBThe government has been accused of “deprioritising women’s health” as analysis shows that almost 600,000 women in England are waiting for gynaecological …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/22/almost-600000-in-england-awaiting-gynaecological-treatment-figures-show

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Ten top issues for women's health - World Health Organization …

(3 days ago) WEBHere are ten of the main issues regarding women's health that keep me awake at night: Cancer: Two of the most common cancers affecting women are breast …

https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/ten-top-issues-for-women's-health

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Ten ways to prevent violence against women and girls

(Just Now) WEBRecognizing this potential, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund), a global inter-agency grantmaking mechanism managed by …

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/explainer/2023/11/ten-ways-to-prevent-violence-against-women-and-girls

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10 global health issues to track in 2021 - World Health …

(Just Now) WEB10 global health issues to track in 2021. 2020 was a devastating year for global health. A previously unknown virus raced around the world, rapidly emerging as …

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/10-global-health-issues-to-track-in-2021

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7 big issues at stake in the 2024 election - NBC News

(7 days ago) WEBAbortion. Immigration. Health care. Taxes. Judges and the Supreme Court. Trade. Foreign policy. The policy contrasts between Joe Biden and Donald Trump are …

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/issues-trump-biden-2024-election-health-care-abortion-tax-immigration-rcna147637

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