Summary
Melinda French Gates has announced a plan to invest $1 billion in women's healthcare research over two years. This includes a $50 million commitment to study health issues that significantly affect women, such as autoimmune diseases, mental health, and cardiovascular disease. Gates aims to address the historical lack of funding and research on women's health.
Key Facts
- Melinda French Gates pledged $1 billion for women's healthcare research over two years.
- $50 million will go to research on women's health issues, including autoimmune diseases and mental health.
- 80% of people with autoimmune diseases are women.
- Depression is about 1.5 times more common in women than in men globally.
- Women tend to have worse outcomes after heart attacks due to various factors like delayed diagnosis.
- Women's health has historically been underfunded and under-researched, with men often used as the standard in medical studies.
- In the past, women were largely excluded from early clinical drug trials due to safety concerns.
- Recent studies show that women make up around 42% of participants in significant health trials.
