Taskforce on Women

The Taskforce on Women and NCDs: A group of leading organizations working together on a life-course approach to women’s health through advocacy and technical guidance.

ABOUT US

Strategic Role

The Taskforce on Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) brings together fourteen global health organizations from the women’s health and NCD communities to respond to the unique and growing burden of NCDs on women in low- and middle-income countries by mobilizing leadership, expanding technical expertise and disseminating evidence to inform policymaking, planning and services.

Goals

The goals of the Taskforce on Women and NCDs are two-fold: to develop and disseminate information and evidence-based guidance, and to mobilize national policymakers, public health leaders and civil society.

Why now?

Emergent health challenges are transforming the landscape of women’s health needs in most low- and middle-income countries. Demographic and lifestyle changes as well as globalization and urbanization are leading to a rapid increase in NCDs – including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease.

Our latest news

It’s time for a healthy heart

March 16, 2023

Women's heart health is an important issue, and statistics point very much to the grim issues surrounding women's heart health across the globe and particularly in India.

The #HealthToo policy report is out: Her Story: Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women Health Workers

December 22, 2022

Her Story: Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment (#SEAH) of Health Workers. Women in Global Health has just launched a new report #HealthToo, it exposes the abuse and harassment experienced by significant numbers of women health workers

Time to Bring the Full Picture on Women’s Health into Focus

December 9, 2022

In that context, it’s important to examine how gender inequality continues to pose a barrier to UHC for women and girls – particularly for prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases which have not traditionally been part of the standard package of womens’ and girls’ health services.

Fewer than Half of Employed Women Say Their Employer Offers a Paid Parental Leave or Family and Medical Leave Benefit

November 16, 2022

A new KFF analysis finds that fewer than half of employed women ages 18-64 say their employer offers a paid parental leave benefit.

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