H E A L T H I N S I G H T S passed between specialists and feeling invisible in the system before a doctor finally looked at me as a woman, not just as a patient. Only then did I start to get answers. These aren’ t isolated experiences, they reflect systems that were never built with women in mind.
“ This report sets out five policy areas that can begin to change that, from adapting how we fund research to rethinking how we design trials and define evidence. We know this kind of change is possible. We’ ve seen it in rare diseases and paediatrics, where targeted incentives have transformed outcomes. Now, we need to bring that same ambition to women’ s health.”
Shyam Bishen, Head of the Centre for Health and Healthcare at the World Economic Forum, said:“ It is increasingly recognised that medical care must be personalised for women, addressing the specific health issues they face. This begins with inclusive research practices. Failing to study women adequately affects everyone. The policy recommendations we are advocating are central to enabling more breakthrough treatments and better prevention strategies, which will positively impact lives and are essential to global development.”
Sanjana Bhardwaj, Deputy Director of Global Policy and Advocacy at the Gates Foundation, said:“ When women spend 25 % more of their lives in poor health, the problem isn’ t just clinical, it’ s systemic. Transforming women’ s health research isn’ t optional; it’ s critical to unlocking smarter science, stronger economies and fairer futures. Now is the moment for us to turn that possibility into policy and policy into progress.” �
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