“To fully exercise power over their lives, women need to be mentally and physically healthy. And yet, women’s health is being neglected everywhere.” Melinda French Gates.
Chicago, IL, October 9, 2024 – Pivotal, a Melinda French Gates organization, launched Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global open call that will fund organizations around the world improving women’s mental and physical health. The open call is a key component of the $1 billion French Gates announced in May to advance women’s power globally. Applicants must register by December 3, 2024.
“To fully exercise power over their lives, women need to be mentally and physically healthy. And yet, women’s health is being neglected everywhere,” said Melinda French Gates. “More than 1 billion women and girls suffer from malnutrition. Reproductive health care is being denied in the U.S. and other countries. And globally, a woman dies in childbirth every two minutes. This is unacceptable, but there is reason for hope. Organizations around the world are taking innovative approaches to addressing these challenges, and this open call is about getting them the resources they need to scale up and reach as many people as possible.”
Today, women worldwide experience inequities across all aspects of their health—from spending more years in poor health to facing barriers to access services and treatments. These inequities can negatively impact women’s daily lives as well as their economic prospects and prosperity, their ability to engage in their communities, and their opportunities to achieve their goals.
Learn more about Pivotal and how to apply:
https://www.leverforchange.org/learning/news/pivotal-launches-250-million-action-for-womens-health/
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