Born and raised in Mali, Dr. Mariam has dedicated her life to caring for the health of her community, particularly regarding child mortality. When it came to university, Mariam initially…

Anita Kouhavey-Eklu was thrilled when she learned earlier this year that she’d been awarded a Heroines of Health Award.

Advancing women’s leadership, gender equity critical to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals – PMNCH. Summit participants focused on solutions to increase women’s representation and participation in leadership roles and reduce gender…

A new report from Women in Global Health found that 6 million unpaid women support health systems. Women make up 90% of frontline health care workers globally — and those…

‘Women and Global Health Leadership: Power and Transformation’ showcases the journeys of female leaders and offers practical advice to increasing women’s representation at different levels

I was once called a ‘double agent‘ because I grew up and trained in India, but now do global health research and teaching in Canada. I think it was meant…

Experts say that the exploitation of women’s labour has negative effects on health systems. More than 6 million women worldwide are subsidising health systems with their unpaid or grossly underpaid labour,…

The Heroines of Health Awards began in 2017 to amplify the platform for women’s contributions to health, which are immense, but go largely unrecognized. Women deliver health, men lead it….

Power imbalance major driver of human rights violations in health November 29, 2022  – The alarming level of violence and sexual harassment faced by healthworkers is a serious human rights…

It is with great sadness that Women in Global Health announces the passing of Ms Nicole Schiegg, founder and first Chair of the Women in Global Health Washington, DC chapter…