Envisioning Change: Gender Equality Forecasts for the WHA
Join us for an informal event on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly (WHA) at the UHC2030 Networking Space. The session aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the focus areas and goals of the Women in Global Health (WGH) during the WHA) and set the scene for the week to come....
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: an essential component of Universal Health Coverage
Chem. du Pommier 40, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, SwitzerlandDate, time and location: 22 May 2023 | 18:00-19:30 CET | Baobob Room at the Global Health Campus, Geneva, Switzerland Join us for an in-person event during the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, co-hosted by the Government of Argentina, Malawi and Sweden and the Alliance for Gender Equality and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This event will highlight...
WHA75 Meet and Greet
Rue de Vermont 37, Geneva , SwitzerlandWe invite all our chapter members and partners who are going to be present at the 76th World Health Assembly to join us for an informal meet and greet. Date & time: Tuesday, 23 of May 2023 |17:00 CET Location: La Romana Restaurant, Rue de Vermont 37, Geneva
Gender Equity in the Health Workforce for Health Systems Strengthening
Date, time and location: 24 May 2023 | 18:00-19:30 CET | Geneva, Switzerland Join us for an in-person event during the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, where select Member States gather to discuss gender equity and the health workforce in relation to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and pandemic preparedness. The event follows the World Health...
Online training on Gender Transformative Leadership for WGH Practitioners
WGH invites our chapter members to participate in a four-week training (12 hours divided into 4 sessions) on gender transformative leadership (GTL) for health practitioners. Through a mix of webinars, individual coursework and virtual classroom experience this training aims to: -Strengthen the individual capacity of trained health practitioners on gender transformative leadership, through spaces of...
Going Beyond 50/50: Transformative Leadership for Gender Equity
In keeping with one of the Women Deliver conference themes, "Catalyzing Collective Action to Advance Gender Equality," WGH will host an online webinar with the objective of reinforcing an understanding of how intersectionality is integral to women’s transformative leadership. The focus is on women in all their diversity at different rungs of the health system...
WGH Meet and Greet at WD2023: Challenging power and privilege
Kigali Convention CenterJoin Women in Global Health (WGH) at the Women Deliver Conference for a networking session focused on gender equity in global health. Learn more about the fast-growing women-led movement challenging power and privilege in health with 50 chapters across the world, the majority in low and middle-income countries. The session will serve as an opportunity...
Gender Equity in the Health Workforce: 3 years on – Women Deliver Conference 2023 Concurrent Session
Kigali Convention CenterThe “Gender Equity in the Health Workforce - 3 years on” was held during the Women Deliver Conference in Kigali and was co-hosted by the Government of France, Women in Global Health, the International Council of Nurses and Women Deliver. It was held under the Gender Equal Health and Care Workforce Initiative, taking stock of...
Beyond Coverage: Gender Responsive UHC is a Right
Kigali Convention Center Room AD 12We are in a pivotal moment for universal health coverage (UHC) and the right to health. The pushback against sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) threatens access to crucial healthcare services for girls and women across the globe. COVID-19 took a toll on health and on health workers, especially women. We need urgent action...
Energizing Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for Gender-Responsive UHC
Kigali Convention CenterThe Women Deliver 2023 Conference(WD2023) was a key moment on the road to the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in September. The Alliance for Gender Equality and UHC facilitated a multi-stakeholder dialogue among decision-makers, Alliance members, and health workers, where we took stock of progress to date in HLM negotiations and...
Consultation: Gender Responsive Health Systems for UHC – Making it Happen
Kigali Convention CenterWomen in Global Health (WGH) as a co-convenor of the Alliance for Gender Equality and UHC, and UHC2030 held a multi-stakeholder consultation during the Women Deliver Conference 2023 to identify what works in making health systems gender-responsive, including examples of promising practices. Over 50 attendees joined this important dialogue. Amy Boldosser-Boesch, UHC2030 CSEM Secretariat, MSH...
Heroines of Health – Kigali, Rwanda 2023
The Heroines of Health Awards were established by Women in Global Health in 2017 as a powerful platform to amplify women's invaluable work in the health workforce, which often remains under-recognized. Women represent nearly 70% of the health and care workforce and are 90% of frontline health workers. They represent the majority of health workers but...