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Women's Health Investment Outlook: 6% of Funding for Nearly 50% of the Population
World Economic Forum · 2026 · Global
Analysis of private capital flows into women's health, highlighting the concentration of investment and undercapitalised areas across the sector.
A New Vision for Women's Health Research: Transformative Change at the National Institutes of Health
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine · 2025 · United States / Global relevance
Consensus study examining how women's-health research is defined, funded and organised and proposing structural changes to address persistent evidence gaps.
Gesundheit der Frauen: Bessere Berücksichtigung ihrer Eigenheiten
Swiss Federal Council / Federal Office of Public Health · 2024 · Switzerland
Official Federal Council assessment of how women's health needs are considered in Swiss research, prevention and healthcare, documenting persistent sex- and gender-related inequalities.
A New Vision for Women's Health Research: Transformative Change at the National Institutes of Health
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine · 2025 · United States / Global relevance
Consensus study examining how women's-health research is defined, funded and organised and proposing structural changes to address persistent evidence gaps.
Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Policy & Systems
Gesundheit der Frauen: Bessere Berücksichtigung ihrer Eigenheiten
Swiss Federal Council / Federal Office of Public Health · 2024 · Switzerland
Official Federal Council assessment of how women's health needs are considered in Swiss research, prevention and healthcare, documenting persistent sex- and gender-related inequalities.
The Business Case for Accelerating Women's Health Investment
Women's Health Access Matters – WHAM · 2026 · Global / United States
Investment report examining the commercial and economic case for increasing capital allocation to health conditions affecting women exclusively, differently or disproportionately.
Gender Inequalities in Medical Research, Drug Development and Access to Care
European Parliament · 2025 · Europe
European Parliament study examining gender inequalities across medical research, pharmaceutical development and access to healthcare and identifying areas for policy intervention.
Drug developmentHealthcare accessGender inequalities
Closing the Women's Health Gap: A $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies
McKinsey Health Institute / World Economic Forum · 2024 · Global
Analysis of the health and economic impact of the women's health gap and the potential benefits of addressing differences in disease burden, data, care and investment.
Source: McKinsey Health Institute / World Economic Forum
Health & Evidence
Women's Health and Rights in the Twenty-First Century
Nature Medicine · 2024 · Global
Review examining women's health through the interrelated lenses of healthcare access, reproductive health, rights, equity, climate and digital technologies.
Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies, University of Bern / Bern University of Applied Sciences · 2023 · Switzerland
Research report commissioned by the Federal Office of Public Health examining gender-related inequalities in Swiss medical research, prevention and healthcare.
Medical researchHealthcare accessGender inequalities
Scientific collection examining women's health across life stages and conditions, extending the understanding of women's health beyond reproductive care.