Women In Global Health

Jecinta Mbugua, a community health promoter in Murang’a, Kenya, trained through WGH Kenya’s leadership program. Then she trained 700+ young people, and 300 started businesses. Her story is in our 2025 Annual Report: bit.ly/4jPm7ZK #WomenInGlobalHealth

On 12 October, Women in Global Health Germany hosted a Meet and Greet, creating space to connect, exchange ideas, and strengthen relationships within the global health community. #WomenInGlobalHealth #WGHGermany #GenderEquity #GlobalHealth

Our 2025 Annual Report is out! In our 10th year, Women in Global Health worked to close the gap between the women who deliver health care and the decisions made about it. Discover the leaders and collective action that defined the year. Read the report: bit.ly/3W79K19

“The question is no longer whether women’s health matters. It’s how we turn commitment into delivery.” Dr. Magda Robalo opened Beyond the Momentum at #WHS2026 in Berlin, co-hosted with Roche Diagnostics, Kearney & the Dove Foundation. #WomensHealth #GlobalHealth

Who shapes Kenya’s health priorities? 🇰🇪 Catherine Menganyi, HSC, WGH Kenya Chapter Lead, calls for women frontline health workers to have a say in county planning and budgets, with the power to influence decisions and hold leaders accountable. #WHS2026 #VoicesBeyondBerlin

At #WHS2026, Janine White of Women in Global Health South Africa highlights why tackling gender-based violence must include supporting health workers with the training and resources to provide safe, trauma-informed care.

Canada’s family physician crisis is also a gender equity issue. At #WHS2026, Jenna Segall highlights how pay equity, paid parental leave, and women’s voices in workplace decisions can strengthen primary care. #VoicesBeyondBerlin #WomenInGlobalHealth

Blanca Salinas Roca of WGH Spain highlights why women’s voices must shape health systems and why health equity for women, children, and youth matters. The conversation may be happening in Berlin, but its impact will be felt everywhere. #WHS2026

At #EHFG2026, Dr. Magda Robalo Correia e Silva, Executive Director a.i. of Women in Global Health, joined leaders in a breakfast discussion on accelerating action for women’s health and keeping it firmly on the global agenda. #WomensHealth #GlobalHealth

“Redistributing power” must include women’s health. At #EHFG2026, Dr. Magda Robalo Correia e Silva, Executive Director of Women in Global Health, called for women’s health to be better measured & prioritized. Watch the full session here: 🎥 bit.ly/3VrWXGp

Congratulations to Dr. Marie-Roseline Darnycka Belizaire on being named to the #TIME100Next 2026 list! 🎉 She negotiated access into conflict zones during DRC's 10th Ebola outbreak and now leads again in the current response. Women are leading health. bit.ly/3W7TEEk

Congratulations, Dr. Oluwayemisi Adegboye! 🎉 She has been elected the first secretary of the CoNGO NGO Committee on Global Health Systems, on the margins of UNGA 81. This is a stronger voice for Africa and the Global South in global health. #WomenInGlobalHealth #UNGA81

We survived the last pandemic. Today, the UN adopts a plan for the next one. PPE that didn’t fit. Women on the frontline without decision-making power. The care burden that followed them home. Preparedness that repeats this isn’t preparedness. #UNGA81 #WomenInGlobalHealth

4 out of 5 people displaced by climate impacts are women and girls. As leaders meet on climate action and the just transition, remember: a just transition cannot be just if those most affected don’t have equal power to shape it. #UNGA81 #JustTransition

Who pays for development? Women do. 40 years since the world affirmed the right to development, women’s unpaid care still subsidizes economies, communities, and health systems—and still goes uncounted. It’s time we counted the cost. #UNGA81 #RightToDevelopment

The future of innovation and technology must include the Global South. Beyond access, communities must have opportunities to shape research, lead innovation, and influence the decisions that affect their lives. #STIforSouth #GlobalSouth

Representation in global health is more than being in the room. It’s about who shapes priorities, influences decisions, and controls resources. Representation should not just change the picture. It should change who has power. #GlobalHealth #WomenInGlobalHealth

At UNGA 80, 194 speakers addressed the General Assembly. Only 24 were women. Today, the UN opens its 81st session, promising to restore trust and deliver for all. Start with who is holding the microphone. #UNGA81 #WomenInGlobalHealth

You’ve heard of El Niño. But what does it mean for women’s health? Extreme weather can disrupt food, water and healthcare, increasing risks for women and girls. Climate change affects everyone, but not equally. We need gender-responsive climate action. #ClimateAndHealth

We’re proud of Women in Global Health Nigeria for advancing more inclusive digital health. The team launched the country’s first mixed-methods assessment of gender inclusion in digital health campaigns, laying the groundwork for national data collection. #WGHNigeria #WGH