Experts advocate gender equity in healthcare leadership

Stakeholders in the health sector have renewed calls for gender equity in healthcare leadership, stressing the need for increased representation of women in decision-making positions across Nigeria’s health sector.

The call was made in Abuja on Wednesday at the graduation ceremony and gala of the EmpowerHer Health Fellowship, organised by Women in Global Health Nigeria.

Women in Global Health Nigeria inducts fellows in Abuja

Women in Global Health Nigeria has inducted 24 women into the inaugural cohort of its Empower Health Fellowship, a leadership programme designed to strengthen women’s participation and influence in Nigeria’s health sector.

Women’s leadership key to reversing Nigeria’s maternal mortality crisis – Presidency

The Presidency has insisted that strengthening women’s leadership across Nigeria’s health sector remains central to efforts to reverse the country’s high maternal mortality rate and improve outcomes for mothers and children.

It also said, the establishment of the Office of Women’s Health is a critical intervention aimed at reversing Nigeria’s troubling maternal and child mortality figures and repositioning women’s health as a core national development priority.

Experts call for gender equity in healthcare leadership

Stakeholders in the health sector have renewed calls for gender equity in healthcare leadership, stressing the need for more inclusive representation in decision-making positions across the health system.

This call was made in Abuja on Wednesday during the graduation ceremony and gala night of the EmpowerHer Fellowship, organised by Women in Global Health Nigeria.

Experts Advocate Gender Equity in Healthcare Leadership

Stakeholders in the health sector have renewed calls for gender equity in healthcare leadership.

They stressed the need for increased representation of women in decision-making positions across Nigeria’s health sector.

The call was made in Abuja at the graduation ceremony and gala of the EmpowerHer Health Fellowship, organised by Women in Global Health Nigeria.

Stakeholders renew call for gender equity in health leadership

Stakeholders in the health sector have renewed calls for gender equity in healthcare leadership, stressing that the system cannot achieve resilience or fairness while women remain underrepresented in decision‑making roles.

They made the call in Abuja at the graduation ceremony of the maiden EmpowerHer Fellowship, organised by Women in Global Health Nigeria (WGH Nigeria), where 24 women were inducted after months of training in leadership, advocacy, and mentorship.

24 women graduate from Women in Global Health Nigeria fellowship

Women in Global Health Nigeria on Wednesday graduated 24 women from the inaugural cohort of its EmPOWER Health Fellowship.

The fellowship is a six-month leadership programme designed to strengthen women’s voices in health policy, advocacy, and decision-making.