Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health

We are launching a Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health that intends to ensure that global health take gender into consideration.

A continued failure to consider and act on gender in public health policies, programmes and practices results in lost opportunities to improve health outcomes across society, equitably and sustainably.

We have drawn together a cross- and inter-disciplinary Commission that benefits from the expertise and experience of around 20 Commissioners from different backgrounds, geographical settings and genders.

The Commission will be guided by Dr Richard Horton and Dr Jocalyn Clark from The Lancet, and will be co-Chaired by Professor Pascale Allotey from UNU-IIGH, Professor Sarah Hawkes from UCL and Mr Elhadj As Sy, Chair of the Board of the Kofi Annan Foundation. We plan to launch the Commission in October 2020 after the Berlin World Health Summit (WHS).

We will organise a 2-day meeting bringing Commissioners together for the first time, to discuss the direction and content of the Commission and establish a workplan covering the next 2-3-years.

Funding is required to host the launch in Berlin, and to follow up with post-launch co-ordination and communication activities.