A united call for gender equity in global health leadership

Catherine Moughalian; Malvikha Manoj; Aysha Farwin; Bettina Buabeng-Baidoo; Bisrat Dessalegn; Deena Mariyam; Deepika Saluja; Flata Mwale; Flávia Virginio; Joy Muhia; Jumana Hashim; Lakshmi Menon; Laura Haywood; Lauren Tejkl; Laurenice de Jesus Alves Pires; Marali Singaraju; Merette Khalil; Rita Rasoa Sakari; Sabreen AbeedAllah; Salome Maswime; Somto Chloe Keluo-Udeke; Taofeekat Adigun; Roopa Dhatt

doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03192-3

A united call for gender equity in global health leadership

Nat Med. 2024 Sep;30(9):2386-2387. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03192-3.

Authors

Catherine Moughalian^#^{1

2}, Malvikha Manoj^#^{3

4}, Aysha Farwin^{5

6}, Bettina Buabeng-Baidoo^{7

8}, Bisrat Dessalegn^{9

10}, Deena Mariyam^{11

10}, Deepika Saluja^{12

13}, Flata Mwale^{14

15}, Flávia Virginio^{16

17}, Joy Muhia^{18

19}, Jumana Hashim^{6

20}, Lakshmi Menon²¹, Laura Haywood^{19

22}, Lauren Tejkl²³, Laurenice de Jesus Alves Pires^{17

24}, Marali Singaraju^{21

25

26}, Merette Khalil^{27

28}, Rita Rasoa Sakari^{29

30

31}, Sabreen AbeedAllah^{32

33}, Salome Maswime^{34

35}, Somto Chloe Keluo-Udeke^{36

37}, Taofeekat Adigun^{37

38

39}, Roopa Dhatt^{40

41}

Affiliations

¹ Global Health Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
² Eastern Mediterranean Region, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [email protected].
⁴ Women in Global Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [email protected].
⁵ Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
⁶ South East Asia Region, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Singapore, Singapore.
⁷ School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.
⁸ International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Pretoria, South Africa.
⁹ EngenderHealth, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
¹⁰ Africa Regional Hub, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
¹¹ Women in Global Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
¹² The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India.
¹³ Women in Global Health India, New Delhi, India.
¹⁴ International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
¹⁵ Women in Global Health Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
¹⁶ Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil.
¹⁷ Women in Global Health Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
¹⁸ Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
¹⁹ European Region, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, London, UK.
²⁰ Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
²¹ Americas Regional Hub, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
²² Faculty of Public Health, London, UK.
²³ Americas Regional Hub, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Boston, MA, USA.
²⁴ National School of Public Health Sergio Arouca (ENSP), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
²⁵ Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
²⁶ Americas Regional Hub, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
²⁷ YourEgyptianDoula, Cairo, Egypt.
²⁸ Women in Global Health Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
²⁹ Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre (HHCC), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
³⁰ The Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³¹ Africa Regional Hub, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Nairobi, Kenya.
³² Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Ramallah, Palestine.
³³ Eastern Mediterranean Region, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Ramallah, Palestine.
³⁴ Global Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³⁵ Women in Global Health South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
³⁶ Salient Advisory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³⁷ Africa Regional Hub, International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Abuja, Nigeria.
³⁸ Centre for Community Resource, Health and Social Development (CCRHSD), Makurdi, Nigeria.
³⁹ Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
⁴⁰ School of Medicine, George Town University, Washington, DC, USA.
⁴¹ Women in Global Health Washington DC, Washington, DC, USA.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 39187697
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03192-3

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Gender Equity*
Global Health*
Humans
Leadership*
Male