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Investment & Markets

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.

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Research & Innovation

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.

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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.

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Investment & Markets

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.

Private capitalFunding gapsMarket development
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Source: World Economic Forum

Research & Innovation

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.

Research fundingEvidence gapsResearch policy
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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.

Healthcare systemsGender inequalitiesPrevention
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Source: Swiss Federal Council / Federal Office of Public Health

Investment & Markets

Innovation in Women's Health

Silicon Valley Bank · 2026 · United States & Europe

Venture-market analysis covering women's-health startup financing, investment activity, company formation, valuations, AI and emerging opportunities.

Venture capitalStartupsAI
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Source: Silicon Valley Bank

Investment & Markets

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.

Investment caseHealth economicsCapital allocation
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Source: Women's Health Access Matters – WHAM

Investment & Markets

FemTech Barometer 2025

Femtech France / Wavestone · 2025 · France / Europe

Annual analysis of the French FemTech ecosystem, including startup development, funding conditions and international growth.

FemTech ecosystemStartup fundingMarket growth
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Source: Femtech France / Wavestone

Research & Innovation

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
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Source: European Parliament

Health & Evidence

Health at a Glance

OECD · 2025 · OECD countries

Comparative health-system and population-health evidence including sex- and gender-related differences in disease, health outcomes and access to care.

Health systemsPopulation healthHealthcare access
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Source: OECD

Health & Evidence

The Economics of Investing in Women and Health

Nature Medicine · 2025 · Global

Peer-reviewed review of the relationship between investments in women's health, gender equality, healthcare systems and broader economic development.

Health economicsGender equalityHealthcare systems
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Source: Nature Medicine

Health & Evidence

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.

Health economicsDisease burdenInvestment
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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.

Health rightsEquityDigital health
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Source: Nature Medicine

Health & Evidence

Gesundheit der Frauen: Forschungsbericht

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
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Source: Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies, University of Bern / Bern University of Applied Sciences

Research & Innovation

EU Research and Innovation on Women's Health

European Commission · Ongoing · Europe

Overview of European research programmes, projects and funding supporting innovation and scientific research across women's health.

Research programmesFundingInnovation
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Source: European Commission

Health & Evidence

Global Burden of Disease

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation · Ongoing · Global

Global epidemiological dataset enabling comparison of disease burden, mortality and disability by condition, sex, age and geography.

DataDisease burdenEpidemiology
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Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Health & Evidence

Global Health Observatory

World Health Organization · Ongoing · Global

WHO health data covering mortality, disease burden, health systems and population health indicators across countries.

DataPopulation healthHealth systems
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Source: World Health Organization

Health & Evidence

Women's Health Throughout the Lifecourse

Nature Medicine · Ongoing · Global

Scientific collection examining women's health across life stages and conditions, extending the understanding of women's health beyond reproductive care.

Lifecourse healthDisease burden
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Source: Nature Medicine

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