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Heroines of Health 2018

The Heroines of Health Awards were established by Women in Global Health in 2017 as a powerful platform to amplify the exceptional work done by women, who are the majority of the health workforce. Women drive and deliver health but their contributions often remain invisible and under-recognized.

Women in Global Health and GE Healthcare joined forces to celebrate and honor nine women for their commitment and achievements in global health at the 2nd annual ‘Heroines of Health Award Reception and Gala’ on May 20 in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of the 71st World Health Assembly. ‘Heroines of Health’ seeks to highlight women’s significant contribution to healthcare. Women continue to make up a comparatively small percentage of global health leadership, despite holding the majority of jobs in global healthcare. Seventy percent of workers in the health and social work
sectors are women, while women only comprise 31 percent of health ministers and 25 percent of deans of top public health and medical schools.

We would like to thank our co-sponsoring organizations: GE, IntraHealth International, Research in Gender and Ethics (RinGs), Global Health Council, Women Deliver, Frontline Healthcare Workers Coalition, The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute Geneva, and the United Nations Foundation.

Meet the 2018 Heroines