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Accessing Women’s Health Funding

Accessing Women’s Health Funding

While women’s health remains deeply underfunded relative to need, global momentum is accelerating. New commitments are emerging across philanthropy, public funding, industry, and impact investment. This session centers on one practical question: How do different applicant types access women’s health funding across public, philanthropic, and private sources — and what must they do differently to be competitive?

Access to Justice in Health: Advancing Breast Reconstruction as a Right, Not a Privilege

Access to Justice in Health: Advancing Breast Reconstruction as a Right, Not a Privilege

Facilitated by ReSurge International’s Natalie Meyers, this important conversation on March 12 from 4:30-6:30pm ET frames breast cancer treatment not as a luxury, but as a core matter of justice and dignity. Featuring notable speakers including ReSurge Medical Volunteer and Director of the Stanford Breast Reconstruction Center, Dr. Dung Nguyen, and Muthoni Mate, epidemiologist, breast cancer survivor, and founder of The Cancer Café, the panel will examine the structural and clinical barriers limiting access to care and highlight actionable pathways to ensure women and girls everywhere receive comprehensive post-cancer treatment and reconstruction.

Women Leading Immunization: Introducing a BoostHER Dialogue Series

Women Leading Immunization: Introducing a BoostHER Dialogue Series

Women across the globe are leading immunization programs, shaping policy, and driving community impact, yet their experiences, challenges, and leadership pathways are too often under-recognized. The Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Boost Community is pleased to invite you to the launch of the BoostHER Special Dialogue Series, a three-part global virtual dialogue spotlighting women’s leadership in immunization and advancing gender-responsive practice across the sector.

AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings

AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings

On September 9, 2025, the Alliance hosted AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings as part of its 2025 AI and Global Health Discussion Series, sponsored by Pfizer. The panel brought together multi-sector perspectives from AMPATH Kenya, the Gates Foundation, the Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI), Philips Ultrasound, and UCSF’s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Together, the expert panelists explored how AI-assisted ultrasound can transform care in low-resource settings while addressing the challenges of implementation. They discussed its potential to democratize diagnostics — making affordable imaging more accessible for maternal health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, tuberculosis, and other critical conditions where access is too often limited.

No Woman Left Behind: A Book Talk Event

No Woman Left Behind: A Book Talk Event

Join Stanford CIGH’s Director and Senior Associate Dean of Global Health, Dr. Michele Barry, and Fistula Foundation’s CEO, Kate Grant, on September 8 for a conversation on Grant’s book, No Woman Left Behind, where she takes readers inside the fight to restore hope to some of the world’s most vulnerable women.

Join a conversation with Frances Longley, CEO of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), as part of the No Woman Left Behind author series highlighting global efforts to end obstetric fistula and transform maternal health.