World Meningitis Day 24 April 2015 Every year more than 1.2 million people suffer meningitis! On Friday 24 April 2015, the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) will unite with our 43 member organisations in 28 countries worldwide to celebrate our seventh World Meningitis Day (WMD). Held each year on 24 April, WMD raises the global profile…
FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF GENDER EQUALITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION!
EVENT FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF GENDER EQUALITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION! The European Commission is running an event of two days of interactive discussion with other stakeholders on achieving gender equality in Europe. This dialogue will be translated into defining priority areas for political action to take place over the coming years. The Gender…
European Gender Medicine Workshops
Press Release Making it Happen—European Institute of Women’s Health hosts expert workshop on sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education As part of the FP7-funded European Gender Medicine (EUGenMed) Project, the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) organised a workshop on 4 March 2015, bringing together a multidisciplinary, multi-sectorial group of experts to…
Sex, gender in medicines regulation and medical education
PRESS RELEASE Expert workshop on sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education The European Institute of Women’s Health hosts expert workshop on sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education 4 March 2015, Brussels, Belgium—As part of the FP7-funded European Gender Medicine (EUGenMed) Project, the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) organised…
Gender Medicine Meeting: expert workshop sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education
Press release: Gender Medicine Meeting European Institute of Women’s Health hosts expert workshop on sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education As part of the FP7-funded European Gender Medicine (EUGenMed) Project, the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) organised a workshop on 4 March 2015, bringing together a multidisciplinary, multi-sectorial group of approximately…
Expert Workshops: Sex and Gender in Medicine Regulation, Medical Education
EVENT Expert Workshops on Sex and Gender in Medicines Regulation and Medical Education 4th March 2015, 0900-1730. Room TRE7701, 7th floor, Trèves Building, 74 Rue de Trèves. European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels Research addressing Sex and Gender (S&G) in biomedical science and health research is a novel and highly promising field. The interaction of…
Sweden pledges support for gender equality work
Sweden pledges 26 million SEK, approx 2,752,500 EUR to to support gender equality work in 41government agencies. It’s unclear if this includes the integration of gender analysis into research. …. more
Interaction between sex and gender and inequality.
Interaction between sex and gender and inequalities in health care Peggy Maguire, Director General of the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) and President of European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) described the interaction between sex and gender, inequalities in health care, violence against women and sexual reproductive health. She recommended: investment in gender-sensitive research, prevention…
Societies health is women’s health
Joint Press release Societies health depends on women’s health The health of women has a direct bearing on the health of the future generation, their families, and communities, and ultimately, the health of societies On International Day of Action for Womens Health, European public health, health promotion and disease prevention, health professionals and women issues…
EUGenMed kick-off conference on 7 April in Brussels
EUGenMed kick-off conference, 7 Apr, Brussels Keynote speech: Patricia Reilly, Member, Cabinet of the Commissioner Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN Patricia joined the Cabinet of Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn in February 2010, and is responsible for the health and consumer protection and bioeconomy policy areas, as well as communication and Joint Research Centre coordination. Thank you very much for the…
