Now is the time to address gender inequality in health
The Gender & Health Hub
Coordinated by the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), the Gender & Health Hub is here to bridge the gap between knowledge, policy and action. The GHH is a unique global platform established to consolidate the best, policy-relevant evidence on gender integration in health policies and programmes, generated through research and practice at the global, regional, and country level.
How we work
1. By developing and engaging a vibrant network of policymakers, academics, and implementers in gender and global health for priority-setting, knowledge-sharing, and policy engagement;
2. Improving the evidence base on integrating gender in health programmes and institutions, addressing knowledge gaps by consolidating and generating evidence on topics prioritised by the gender and global health community; and,
3. Mobilising policy engagement for action through effective dissemination of actionable evidence, and engagement with key stakeholders and policy processes to promote the use of evidence.
2. Improving the evidence base on integrating gender in health programmes and institutions, addressing knowledge gaps by consolidating and generating evidence on topics prioritised by the gender and global health community; and,
3. Mobilising policy engagement for action through effective dissemination of actionable evidence, and engagement with key stakeholders and policy processes to promote the use of evidence.
Why it matters
Despite progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for 2030, the world is still off track. The SDG to ‘ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’ (SDG3) is inextricably linked to gender equality (SDG 5), as is any progress towards universal health coverage. Although health systems and programmes can do better to promote gender equality, there has been a lack of evidence, systematic documentation, and learning on what works to effectively integrate gender in health.
Now is the time to take action
As the ongoing pandemic threatens to erode fragile gender equality gains accrued over decades, there is an urgent need to draw on the evidence base that has been built through practice, success and failure over time. Now, more than ever, we need decisive, consultative leadership from country health systems, the global health community and the UN to demonstrate what collective action and success looks like.


Our People
Advisory Committee
(14)

Ms Sima Sami Bahous
Executive Director
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

Dr Winnie Byanyima
Executive Director
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Professor Debora Diniz
Visiting Scholar
Brown University

Professor Senait Fisseha
Director of International Programs
Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General
World Health Organization (WHO)

Dr Natalia Kanem
Executive Director
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Ms Ulrika Karlsson
Special Advisor on Health
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

Dr Laura Laski
Senior Adviser, Adolescent Health and Well-being
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)

H.R.H Princess Dina Mired
Immediate Past President
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR)

Professor Gita Sen
Director
Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity & Social Determinants of Health, at the Public Health Foundation of India

Mr Achim Steiner
Administrator
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Mr Volker Türk
High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations

Ms Sara Hossain
Barrister
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Our People
Core Working Group
(8)

Dr Avni Amin
Technical Officer, Department of Reproductive Health and Research
World Health Organization (WHO)

Ms Suki Beavers
Director, Gender Equality, Human Rights and Community Engagement
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Dr Anna Coates
Gender Equality Advisor, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research
World Health Organization (WHO)

Ms Nazneen Damji
Policy Advisor, Gender Equality, HIV, and Health
UN Women

Dr Nafissatou Jocelyne Diop
Chief, Gender and Human Rights
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Professor Asha George
Research Chair, Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change
University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Dr Michelle Remme
Health Finance Specialist
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Dr Shoubo Rasheed Jalal
Senior Advisor, Gender Equality
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Our People
Hub Secretariat
(11)

Rajat Khosla
Director
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Ms Julie Anne Delaforce
Part-time Communications Consultant
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Dr Claudia Lopes
Research Fellow
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Dr Anju Malhotra
Principal Visiting Fellow
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Ms Vidisha Mishra
International Project Manager
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Ms Zaida Orth
PhD Fellow
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Professor Sundari Ravindran
Principal Visiting Fellow
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Dr Johanna Riha
Research Fellow
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Ms Vithiya Sathivelu
Project Officer
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Dr Sagri Singh
Chief, Gender and Health
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Dr Jacqui Stevenson
Research Consultant
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)
The opportunity to co-produce a body of work that is responsive, actionable and targeted at delivering outcomes for gender equality, health and wellbeing, is incredibly exciting and we look forward to extensive and comprehensive engagement.
Host
Coordinated by
UNU International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)
UNU-IIGH, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is the designated UN think tank on global health, serving as a policy translation hub for UN member states, agencies and programmes. The Institute generates policy-relevant analysis by applying a gender lens to inform the development, implementation and evaluation of health programmes.
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Partner
Co-Funder
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Gender & Health Hub is co-funded by the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) and a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Our Partnerships
The Equality Institute The University of Western Cape Gender Working Group of the Global Action Plan on Health and Well-being: UN Women Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria The World Bank UNDP UNFPA | The Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents UNICEF GAVI UNAIDS ILO WHO Gender & COVID-19 Working Group |