The European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) is delighted to announce that we have been accepted to participate in the WHO Civil Society Commission. The mission of the WHO Civil Society Commission is to strengthen dialogue, foster collaboration and provide recommendations to support WHO on its engagement with civil society at global, regional and national…
Headway – A New Roadmap in Mental Health
Meryam Schouler-Ocak, member of the Board of Directors at the European Institute of Women’s Health spoke at the “Headway – A New Roadmap in Mental Health” event in the European Parliament. This initiative was launched by the Think Tank European House Ambrosetti, a non-governmental organisation, in partnership with Angelini Pharma. Prof Schouler-Ocak’s presentation titled, ‘Gender…
Save the Date! A Comprehensive Approach to Maternal Health.
Save the Date! The European Institute of Women’s Health invite you to our upcoming webinar ‘A Comprehensive Approach to Maternal Health’. This exciting 1-hour event will launch our latest publication ‘Maternal Health in the European Union’, an in-depth report looking at all areas of maternal health from pregnancy to childbirth and postpartum. Maternal…
EIWH at the European Public Health Conference
Peggy Maguire, Director General of the European Institute of Women’s Health is co-chairing a workshop in collaboration with Bernadette Kumar, EUPHA MIG and Women in Global Health titled ‘Female Leadership in Times of Crisis: Fostering a Sustainable Future for Humanity’. This event will take place on Friday the 10th of November in Liffey Meeting…
EIWH at the 23rd WPA World Conference of Psychiatry
Peggy Maguire, Director General of the EIWH spoke on ‘Violence against women and girls – how can they be engaged and supported?’ at the 23rd WPA World Conference of Psychiatry on 30th of September in Vienna. You can view the presentation here. This session was chaired by and Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Board Member of the EIWH. Prof…
European healthcare professionals urge vaccination for COVID-19 and seasonal influenza
The Coalition for Vaccination released a statement calling for European countries to make influenza and COVID-19 vaccination easily available to high risk groups such as those with comorbidities, pregnant women, immunocompromised populations and the elderly. The Coalition also advises that healthcare workers should have up-to-date vaccinations and receive any necessary booster doses due to the…
Urology Awareness Month, UK: Discussion and news
Urology Awareness Month: Latest discussion and news See their Programe for their month of activities on different aspects and impacts of urological conditions that can impact on each and every family member at their different ages and stages of development and life cycle!
Guidelines highlight how time is critical to effective treatment.
Count to 40 seconds and an American has died of a heart attack. Over 800 thousand people die every year from heart attacks. One in five heart attacks are silent, meaning blockage of blood flow to the heart starts but the person remains completely unaware. There are many silent warning signs which could make the…
Revisiting OECD EU Diabetes Report, 2020
Diabetes is chronic and continues increasing overall health risks Diabetes is a chronic condition that mainly occurs when your body cannot regulate excessive glucose levels. If undiagnosed or poorly controlled, it will most likely result in various complications, including blndness, kidney failure and lower limb amputation. Diabetes increases risks of cardiovascular disease along with greater…
Event: The Interplay of Gender in Health – A global health issue!
Interplay of Gender in Health – A global health issue! See details of this event! – Here