COVID-19, Women and Health: Global Impacts Live Online Q&A with Ana Langer, Professor of the Practice of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Thursday, December 16, 2021 12 pm ET @ForumHSPH How have women globally been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? From their Read More…
THE DR. LAWRENCE H. AND ROBERTA COHN FORUMS DEATHS FROM PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH: Why Are More U.S. Mothers Dying and What Can Be Done? Presented jointly with PRI’s The World & WGBH Brief Video Highlight March 4, 2019 Maternal mortality dropped by almost half over the last 25 years around the world. However, in startling Read More…
HEART AND BRAIN DISEASE IN WOMEN: Sex and Gender Connections Presented jointly with STAT Wednesday, February 28, 2018 The evidence on sex differences in understanding, treating and preventing disease is mounting, and The National Institutes of Health has made Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) key to all research it funds. Scientists are developing an Read More…
Receive event alerts The Forum events. PUTTING MOTHERS AND BABIES FIRST: Benefits across a Lifetime Presented in Collaboration with The GroundTruth Project and GlobalPost One of the smartest investments a society can make is to foster the health and education of its mothers. Healthy mothers raise healthier children, which boosts the productivity and stability of Read More…
[FORUM VIDEO] Investing resources in the health and well-being of women benefits societies in multiple ways. Recent years have witnessed the global development community focused increasingly on advancing women’s health. Yet, many challenges — some life threatening — persist.
