Chile
Women in Global Health Chile is the first Latin American Chapter and began when one of our members, Sandra Oyarzo Torres, was named Heroine of Health in 2018. She then formed a core group with other members of the National Midwifery Association, the Medical College and independent women interested in WGH’s mission. The Chapter started carrying out events around the same time as social unrest began in Chile in October 2019, hosting first-aid workshops.
Chile Chapter
is working to:
To shed light on the important role that women play in the healthcare sector and to empower them to reach leadership positions and thus create more equity in health and improve the health of women and girls.
Making women’s contributions in health visible and empowering them to reach leadership roles in order to advance gender equity and improve health for women and girls.
- Hosted first event on covid and gender in Chile held in April 2020 by the chapter.
- Ex health minister participated in event in may 2021
- Participated in 200-strong feminist organization group on gender responsive policy making during emergencies. Co convened the health subgroup. Met with health and women’s minister to present recommendations, some adopted.
- Launched women’s leader campaign on social media, showcasing 45 women leaders of the pandemic in late 2020.
- Becca Reisdorf (co founder of chapter) recognized as 1 of 100 women leaders of the pandemic with chiles biggest newspaper, for work of the chapter.
- Members have spoken on numerous high level events.
- Hosted first aid event to help first responders during protests in late 2019.
- Supported chapter formation of 3 additional WGH chapter in LAC region.
- Participated in WGH’s delegation to GEF.
- Co founder Valentina Pantoja attended women leaders in global health conference in Rwanda in 2019.
- Supported WGH’s Covid5050 campaign by translating documents and getting commitments from 5 NGOs and the senate.
- Hosted event on women’s role on the frontlines of social protests.
We are hosted by the National Midwifery Association/Colegio de Matronas y Matrones de Chile. Our leadership team consists of:
- Sandra Oyarzo Torres
- Valentina Pantoja de Prado
- Rebecca Reisdorf
