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…