Panel
Women in Global Health: Defying Backlash and Cultivating Leadership for Gender-Responsive Health Systems
Date: April 6, 2024 | Time: 2:00-3:30 EAT
Location: Julius Nyerere International Convention Center (JNICC), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The panel discussion will bring together a dynamic group of women leaders from Nigeria, Kenya, India, Zimbabwe and US Country Chapters. They will together examine gendered health inequalities; explore the impact of escalating anti-rights backlash against women’s rights; navigate the role of women health workers amidst the evolving health landscape; outline why women’s leadership is critical to establishing gender-responsive health systems and towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC); identify the barriers and enablers to women’s advancement in the health sector and highlight the policy initiatives needed to promote gender equity in health leadership.
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Moderator:
- Dr. Shabnum Sarfraz, Global Director, Gender and Health/ Deputy Executive Director, Women in Global Health
Panelists:
- Lanice Williams, Independent Consultant, Chair, Women in Global Health Washington, DC Chapter
- Dr. Choolwe Jacobs, WGH Zambia
- Sapna Kedia, WGH India
- Prof Rhoda Wanyenze, WGH Uganda
Update: Ruth Ngechu, Pathfinder Advocacy and Engagement Director and WGH Kenya, is regrettably no longer able to attend the event and participate on this important panel.
