As a long-standing contributor to the McKinsey Health Institute
@McKinsey consultation process and studies, I was thrilled that the
@wellbeingafrica Foundation Delegation to the World Economic Forum
@wef joined in launching "Closing the Women's Health Gap: A $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies," a report featuring forthcoming research by
#MHI and
#WEF, with leaders across the public, private, social, and philanthropic sectors in an action-oriented convening to explore the latest data powering the effort to draw awareness to the women's health gap.
The report emphasises that investments addressing the women’s health gap would add years to life and life to years, while potentially boosting the global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040. When discussing the challenges in women’s health, a common rejoinder is that women, on average, live longer than men, but this neglects the fact that women spend 25% more of their lives in debilitating health.
Through a focus on Science, Data, Care Delivery, and Investment, while taking action in investing in women-centric research, strengthening the collection of sex-and gender-specific data, increasing access to women-specific care, creating incentives for investment in women's health innovation, and implementing policies supporting women's health, together, we would reduce the time women spend in poor health by almost two-thirds, adding an average of seven days of healthy living for each woman annually.
Throughout this week at
#Davos the
#WBFA #WEF24 delegation is focused amplifying the
#WellbeingEconomy, catalysing transformative change around empowering women's health for global prosperity through private-public sector partnerships, recognising its profound impact on individuals, communities, and economies, and the need for health equity through research and a data revolution for informed action, dismantling barriers to healthcare, reducing delays, and promoting optimal care.
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