Addis Ababa – World Health Group (WHO) in the African Station and WomenLift Health today crossed a distinguished milestone, cementing a distinguished partnership to bolster investments in women’s leadership in health and promote gender fairness in the sector across the sector.
The 2 organizations formally signed an agreement to augment the existing women empowerment initiatives at WHO in the African Station that aim to strengthen the leadership capacity of mid- to senior-level women leaders in addition to to equip them to navigate advanced health challenges, foster resilience and strengthen their leadership capacities.
The agreement, signed at the opening of a three-day leadership workshop organized for women health leaders in Addis Ababa from 28 – 30 October 2024, stems from the two organizations’ stable dedication to promote women’s leadership in health.
Below the Transformation Agenda Initiative, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, committed to building an empowered and motivated team, with a distinct emphasis on fostering the success and pattern of girls in the Group.
WomenLift Health is committed to expanding the vitality and influence of talented women in international health and catalysing systemic substitute to finish gender equality in leadership. It envisions an international the set up diverse, achieved leaders advance together to remodel health outcomes globally.
“Promoting women’s leadership in health is no longer utterly a matter of fairness however additionally distinguished for improving health outcomes in Africa. Ladies folk leaders bring invaluable perspectives and experiences to the international health landscape. Thru this partnership, we’re shaping the vogue ahead for health in Africa, by empowering women to lead with self assurance, imaginative and prescient and reason,” said Dr Moeti.
The workshop offered targeted training, mentorship, and collaborative classes for mid- and senior-level women experts across WHO in the African Station. The participants engaged in a diverse vary of activities designed to create a cohort of resilient, empowered women leaders, absolutely equipped to sort out the advanced challenges in international health.
“Investing in women’s leadership in health shapes no longer utterly their individual profession trajectory, however additionally the vogue ahead for international health. By building a resilient pipeline of professional women leaders, we’re laying the groundwork for transformative, inclusive leadership and I am cheerful to search for this advance alive though our partnership with WHO in the African Station,” said Dr Norah Obudho, WomenLift Health’s East Africa Director.
Below Dr Moeti’s leadership, a series of initiatives had been launched at WHO in the African Station to create an inclusive surroundings the set up women leaders can thrive. These include the Africa Ladies folk Health Champions initiative; Pathways to Leadership programme for female staff; Ladies folk in Leadership Speaker Series; Ladies folk in Leadership Masterclass; and the Mwele Malecela mentorship programme for women in overlooked tropical ailments.
The collaboration with WomenLift Health augments these ongoing initiatives at WHO in the African Station to strengthen women’s leadership in health. Thru the workshop higher than 30 women leaders will gain very distinguished abilities and insights distinguished for effective leadership in the health sector. The partnership will additionally domesticate serious leadership competencies and provide a platform for women to explore deepest leadership perspectives, increase their articulate and lead with reason.
“Ladies folk are the backbone of the healthcare intention, accounting for nearly all of the healthcare team. Our partnership with WHO in the African Station is a distinguished step ahead in investing in women to upward thrust to resolution-making roles and be certain, with diversity, we possess higher health outcomes for our communities,” said Akhona Tshangela, Southern Africa Director at WomenLift Health.
Over the previous decade, WHO in the African Station has made significant strides in advancing gender fairness, achieving a progressive increase in female illustration across its team. These proactive measures are serious for achieving gender parity in leadership roles and within the broader health sector. Nonetheless, extra dedicated efforts are needed to shut the gender fairness hole and be certain equal alternatives at all ranges. This partnership between WHO in the African Station and WomenLift Health represents a serious step toward advancing these targets.
