Creating Growth and Jobs for a New Era

Closing the Gender Gap in Health

January 17, 2024
16:15–17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

At every stage of life, millions of women around the world are unable to access the care, treatment and support they need. With only 1% of healthcare R&D invested in female-specific conditions, what key actions and commitments are needed to achieve gender health parity? This session is linked to the Women’s Health Programme. Simultaneous interpretation in English and...
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Speakers

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Shyam Bishen
Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare; Member of the Executive Committee
World Economic Forum
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Bernd Montag
Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Healthineers
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Zeina Soufan
Senior Anchor
Asharq News
AZ
Anita Zaidi
President, Gender Equality
Gates Foundation

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