Category: News
WHO Renews Women in Global Health’s Non-State Actor Status, Reinforcing Its Role in Global Health Leadership
Geneva, Switzerland – 6 February 2026 Women in Global Health (WGH) is pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, at its 158th session, has approved the…
When Survivors Lead: Ending Female Genital Mutilation Through Health Systems Accountability
By Mariam Dahir and Catherine Chacha Menganyi Dr. Mariam Dahir is a Somali doctor, researcher and anti-female genital mutilation activist. She is part of the small team that drafted…
Women in Global Health’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Champions 2025
Universal health coverage (UHC) is essential for accelerating gender equity in global health because it directly tackles the structural barriers that prevent women and girls from realizing their…
Health for All Begins at the Frontline: A Lady Health Visitor’s Journey to Keeping Pakistan Polio-Free for 25 Years
Country: Pakistan Author: Saima Asghar Email: Somia.iqtadar@gmail.com Saima Asghar is a Lady Health Visitor (LHV) deeply engaged in community health, immunization, and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH)…
Ending Technology-Facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) for Gender Equity in Global Health
By Mariam Dahir, Clare Szalay Timbo, Francisca Castro Mendes, and Wanjiku Ngigi An infectious-disease physician shares evidence-based updates about vaccines, and her social media fills with misogynistic insults and violent…
From Sight to Smile: Integrating Oral and Eye Health into Primary Health Care for Mothers and Children
Dr. Hyewon Lee is a pediatric dentist and director at the Global Maternal and Child Oral Health Center at the Seoul National University Dental Research Institute and School of Dentistry….
EXECUTIVE BRIEF: Renewing Our Commitment to Equity and Shaping The Next Chapter of WGH
Dear partners, colleagues, and friends, 2025 is an exceptional year in the world’s recent history and for us in particular: we are commemorating the 80th anniversary of the…
EXECUTIVE BRIEF: Charting the path for a successful and sustainable future for WGH
Dear partners, colleagues and friends, It is with a mission-driven determination that I have accepted to steer WGH through its period of transition. I have now taken…
What happens to women health workers when Official Development Assistance is cut?
Recent cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA) are triggering a silent emergency—one that disproportionately impacts the women who hold up health systems across the globe. According to the World Health…
WHA78: Annual count of women Chief Delegates
At the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78), Women in Global Health (WGH) continued its annual assessment of gender representation among Chief Delegates, an initiative begun in 2017 to track progress on…
