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Women's Health & Wellbeing Initiative
Healthier lives and stronger wellbeing for women everywhere
Advancing research that improves women's health, mental wellbeing and access to quality care across the life course.
Healthier lives and stronger wellbeing for women everywhere
Why This Matters
Women's health has long been under-researched and under-funded, leaving critical gaps in how we understand and care for half the world's population. This initiative sets out to close those gaps with rigorous, women-centred research.
We look at health across the whole life course — from adolescence through reproductive years to later life — and across the physical, mental and emotional dimensions of wellbeing that are too often treated in isolation.
By partnering with communities, clinicians and policymakers, we turn evidence into better care, fairer systems and healthier futures for women and the families and communities that depend on them.
Where We Focus
The themes and questions that shape our research and programmes under this initiative.
Women's Health
Research into the conditions and care pathways that shape women's physical health across the life course.
Psychology
Understanding the psychological factors that influence women's health, behaviour and resilience.
Mental Health
Improving prevention, support and access to care for women's mental and emotional wellbeing.
Wellbeing
Studying the everyday conditions — social, economic and relational — that let women thrive.
Reproductive Health
Advancing knowledge and equitable access to reproductive and maternal healthcare.
What We Are Working Towards
Generate evidence that closes long-standing gaps in women's health research.
Improve access to quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care.
Strengthen mental health support across every stage of women's lives.
Influence health policy and practice with women-centred findings.
Initiative at a Glance
Life
Whole-of-life focus
3
Dimensions of wellbeing
85+
Countries reached
Care
Evidence into practice
“When we invest in women's health, we invest in the wellbeing of whole communities.”
Partner on This Initiative
Collaborate, co-create and co-invest with us to advance research that builds a more just, equitable and flourishing world.
Be Part of Something Greater
Join a global community committed to knowledge, compassion and transformation.