Maternal Health Initiative
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Maternal Health Initiative
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The Wilson Center's Maternal Health Initiative leads work on maternal health, global health equity, and gender equality.
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March 8 is #InternationalWomensDay.

To #AccelerateAction in women’s #healthresearch, we must close the women’s #healthgap by addressing the data gap, the treatment efficiency and effectiveness gap, and the care delivery gap.

tinyurl.com/466vp8jh #IWD2025
March 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Originally appearing on Americas Quarterly, new Dot-Mom article examines Mexico’s #aging population and the care burden borne by #women.

In #Mexico, 25% of the 65-plus population reports being dependent on care for daily tasks, highest rate in #LatinAmerica.

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February 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#Afghanistan is one of the most repressive places in the world to be a #woman: education is banned, employment is restricted, and traveling alone is forbidden.

#Widows face even more challenges in a society where women must be under the care of a male guardian.

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February 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NEW on Dot-Mom on @newsecuritybeat.bsky.social: Closing the Women’s Health Gap: Research, Investment, and Eliminating Inequities. Read highlights from MHI’s Women’s Health Research Summit: tinyurl.com/466vp8jh
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM