Transforming women’s health in Africa
Gender inequity remains a huge challenge for women in Africa, driven by dynamics including poverty, power structures, and gender-based violence. These inequities show up in troubling disparities in health outcomes across the continent. In this program, two recognized global health leaders from Africa, Ministers of Health Awa Marie Coll Seck and Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin, discussed the challenges and shared their solutions, drawing on their deep experiences in government.
SPEAKERS
Awa Marie Coll Seck Former Senior Minister to the President of the Republic of Senegal; Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin Former Minister of Health of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Executive Director of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
MODERATOR
Wafaie Fawzi Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences, and Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Global Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
