WomenLift Health 2024 Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria in USA

The 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), will take place in New York from 10 – 24 September. You will be participating in an official side event on 23 September titled, “Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria: A dialogue exploring the power of women’s leadership in malaria eradication,” hosted by WomenLift Health and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria.

Event Overview

Malaria remains one of the world’s killer diseases, claiming lives and countries’ progress especially in areas with limited resources. The impact of malaria is greater among marginalized communities and particularly affects women and children. Although women play a critical role in healthcare they are underrepresented, holding just a quarter of leadership positions across the global health space. 

 

 

• Table of Content
• About WomenLift Health
• WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria
• Aim and Benefits of WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria
• WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria Courses
• Requirements for WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About WomenLift Health

Achieving today’s complex global health goals requires greater and more diverse leadership talent across sectors and countries. And yet women are an untapped talent pool, representing 70% of the health workforce but only 25% of executive positions and 5% of CEO-level positions.  WomenLift Health will work with partners around the world to accelerate the advancement of talented women into senior leadership by investing in mid-career women and influencing the environments in which they live and work.  WomenLift Health is about action – action taken by women, men, organizati... continue reading

WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Country to study	United States
Type	Fellowship
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	WomenLift Health
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria

This session will explore how reimagining leadership, particularly by elevating women in leadership roles, can significantly impact the fight against malaria, especially in the context of climate change, and drive better health outcomes.

WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria Courses

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Requirements for WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria Qualification

• Showcase the critical role of women leaders in driving health initiatives, particularly in malaria control and elimination, and in addressing climate change impacts. 
• Demonstrate how collaboration between stakeholders from different sectors to strengthen the fight against malaria and address climate change impacts. 
• Provide a platform for sharing successful strategies and stories of women leaders in malaria control, health sectors, and climate change adaptation. 
• Advocate for policies and institutional changes that support gender equality in leadership, effective malaria control, and climate change adaptation. 
• Highlight the need for sustained investment in malaria elimination, women’s leadership programs, and climate change adaptation initiatives. 

Interview date, Process and Venue for WomenLift Health Integrating a Gender Lens in the Fight Against Malaria

• 23 Sept 2024 | 8:00am - 09:30am ET

• Yale Club 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to WomenLift Health on www.womenlifthealth.org to apply

For more details visit: WomenLift Health website.