As we continue our commitment for Diversity & Inclusion as key pillars at The George Institute for Global Health & #Safety2024 , we invite Indigenous researchers to share their knowledge & expertise and leading the way in driving innovation & change for injury prevention.

Submit your abstracts today!

To prevent and manage NCDs and mental health conditions among women and girls, primary health care is a critical entry point.

The World Health Organization (WHO) NCD Lab is looking for innovative primary care approaches tailored to women’s and girls’ needs.

➡️Submit your project: buff.ly/43XD1v1

New Paper!
Why does a health issue (not) get priority?

Discover insights from India's response to #burn care👇🏾
3 Keys
👉🏾Complex issue characteristics
👉🏾Divergent ideas & framing
👉🏾Over-centralisation of agenda

Supported by Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá

Jagnoor Jagnoor Robyn Norton Margie Peden

Meet our Distinguished Fellow, Renu Khanna, a passionate advocate for women’s health and rights.

She tells us about her work in gender equity – how she became involved in this work - and her ambitions for compassionate and human health care: buff.ly/3VpWKl5

Great opportunity to join an amazing team!
George Institute UK Imperial College London Imperial NHS 💙 Imperial People 💙 👇👇👇 #ClinicalTrials

On #WorldHealthDay we stand with World Health Organization (WHO) and all our partners committed to advancing health equity.

To improve access to equitable healthcare worldwide and deliver #HealthForAll - here's a reminder of the priorities we’re urging governments to take: buff.ly/3EqquEm

The worst Prime Minister of Britain since Anthony Eden, the man whose long series of lies & lazy misjudgements has done more damage to this country than anyone else in modern history, rides to the support of his Israeli counterpart, the equally catastrophic Benjamin Netanyahu.…

Engagement in women's health research- appealing, creative, and interesting! 💟
Alison Gabrielle Perry Aisha Wadani Womanhoodw12 おざわじゅんこ💜 Lora Adair Hani Mohamoud Eurydice Caldwell Melanie T Almonte 💙🐿📚🌱 Ed Mullins The Invention Rooms - Imperial College NIHR Involvement Imperial People 💙 The George Institute for Global Health George Institute UK

I am deeply troubled by reports that the Israeli military’s bombing campaign includes AI as a tool in the identification of targets, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties.

AI should be used as a force for good to benefit the world; not to contribute to waging war on…

New paper in BMJ Global Health by Danielle (Dani) Poole, ScD MPH et al:

Damage to medical complexes in Gaza: a geospatial analysis gh.bmj.com/content/9/4/e0…

'The proportion of damage to medical complexes was similar to all other buildings despite their status as protected civilian objects by IHL.'

➡️ Women in Australia spend more on out-of-pocket medical costs than men
➡️Leading specialists and peak groups for women's health say current Medicare benefits schedule is biased against women
➡️Peak bodies are calling for a review of the Medicare schedule
abc.net.au/listen/program…

4/4 By putting a spotlight on this health inequity, the Centre expects to demonstrate significant improvements in outcomes for all population groups by ensuring that screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up are based on the best available evidence.

UNSW Robyn Norton 3/4 “When these results are generalised to women, intersex, trans and gender-diverse people, we see long delays in diagnosis and intervention, inappropriate treatment or dosing, different responses to medicines and devices, and dismissal of pain,” says Prof. Norton.

2/4 “More than 70 per cent of participants in early-stage clinical trials are white men, with male cells and male animals used as standard in the laboratory,” says UNSW Professor Robyn Norton , Founding Director of The George Institute for Global Health.

Suicide rates rising most among women. We need sex-disaggregated approaches to better understand this trend MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity)

RANZCOG calls on Minister for Health, the Hon. Mark Butler to undertake an urgent gender bias review of the Medicare benefits system to ensure equitable access to health services for women in Australia.

Listen to the interview here: ow.ly/bcfg50R8Y5Q @nishaobgyn ABC News

Congratulations Keziah Bennett-Brook on being appointed to the AAMRI Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Read more about Kez, who has made a big impact in her role as Program Head of our ATSTI program Guunu-maana (Heal) bit.ly/3J4Du52 🤩

1/4 The Centre for Sex & Gender Equity in Health and Medicine recently launched at UNSW. This initiative from the The George Institute for Global Health,UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute & Deakin University will challenge the male-centric approach to care that leads to poorer health outcomes for many. unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/…

Sessions from the Women’s Health Summit are available to watch! The Summit furthered discourses, advocating for the transformation of healthcare delivery necessary to ensure women can access equitable healthcare outcomes.

Dive into discussions here: ow.ly/L7UW50R80k8

Canada has joined France, Ireland and the UK in providing no cost contraception. I spoke to SBS News today on why Australia should follow suit Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Monash Public Health Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President Adj Prof Karen Price, 20-22 RACGP Past Prez Ged Kearney Mary-Anne Thomas MP RANZCOG - O&G SPHERE sbs.com.au/news/article/c…