Breaking Barriers: Addressing Gender Inequalities in African Women’s Health with Global Leaders Awa Marie Coll Seck and Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

In Africa, gender inequities pose a significant challenge to improving women’s health. A variety of factors, including poverty, economics, sexual and gender-based violence, contribute to these challenges. To achieve better health outcomes, global health leadership must recognize the importance of equal access to healthcare for all individuals.

Two prominent global health leaders from Africa will discuss strategies for addressing these obstacles in an upcoming program. The event is open to the public and participants can register for free. The discussion will be recorded and an on-demand video will be available after it concludes for those who are unable to attend live.

The speakers for the program include Awa Marie Coll Seck, former Senior Minister to the President of Senegal and Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin, former Minister of Health of Ethiopia and Executive Director of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The discussion will be moderated by Wafaie Fawzi, Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences and Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Global Health at the Harvard T.H