Afrigather Addis Ababa – World Well being Group (WHO) within the African Area and WomenLift Well being right now crossed a significant milestone, cementing a vital partnership to bolster investments in ladies’s management in well being and promote gender fairness within the sector throughout the area.
The 2 organizations formally signed an settlement to reinforce the present ladies empowerment initiatives at WHO within the African Area that goal to boost the management capability of mid- to senior-level ladies leaders in addition to to equip them to navigate complicated well being challenges, foster resilience and strengthen their management capacities.
The settlement, signed on the opening of a three-day management workshop organized for ladies well being leaders in Addis Ababa from 28 – 30 October 2024, stems from the 2 organizations’ sturdy dedication to advertise ladies’s management in well being.
Underneath the Transformation Agenda Initiative, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, dedicated to constructing an empowered and motivated workforce, with a particular emphasis on fostering the success and growth of ladies within the Group.
WomenLift Well being is dedicated to increasing the facility and affect of proficient ladies in world well being and catalysing systemic change to attain gender equality in management. It envisions a world the place numerous, completed leaders come collectively to remodel well being outcomes globally.
“Selling ladies’s management in well being is just not solely a matter of equity but in addition essential for enhancing well being outcomes in Africa. Girls leaders carry invaluable views and experiences to the worldwide well being panorama. Via this partnership, we’re shaping the way forward for well being in Africa, by empowering ladies to steer with confidence, imaginative and prescient and objective,” mentioned Dr Moeti.
The workshop offered focused coaching, mentorship, and collaborative periods for mid- and senior-level ladies professionals throughout WHO within the African Area. The individuals engaged in a various vary of actions designed to create a cohort of resilient, empowered ladies leaders, absolutely geared up to sort out the complicated challenges in world well being.
“Investing in ladies’s management in well being shapes not solely their particular person profession trajectory, but in addition the way forward for world well being. By constructing a resilient pipeline of expert ladies leaders, we’re laying the groundwork for transformative, inclusive management and I’m delighted to see this come alive although our partnership with WHO within the African Area,” mentioned Dr Norah Obudho, WomenLift Well being’s East Africa Director.
Underneath Dr Moeti’s management, a sequence of initiatives have been launched at WHO within the African Area to create an inclusive setting the place ladies leaders can thrive. These embody the Africa Girls Well being Champions initiative; Pathways to Management programme for feminine employees; Girls in Management Speaker Collection; Girls in Management Masterclass; and the Mwele Malecela mentorship programme for ladies in uncared for tropical ailments.
The collaboration with WomenLift Well being augments these ongoing initiatives at WHO within the African Area to strengthen ladies’s management in well being. Via the workshop greater than 30 ladies leaders will acquire important expertise and insights essential for efficient management within the well being sector. The partnership may even domesticate vital management competencies and supply a platform for ladies to discover private management views, amplify their voice and lead with objective.
“Girls are the spine of the healthcare system, accounting for almost all of the healthcare workforce. Our partnership with WHO within the African Area is a crucial step ahead in investing in ladies to rise to decision-making roles and guarantee, with variety, we’ve got higher well being outcomes for our communities,” mentioned Akhona Tshangela, Southern Africa Director at WomenLift Well being.
Over the previous decade, WHO within the African Area has made important strides in advancing gender fairness, reaching a progressive improve in feminine illustration throughout its workforce. These proactive measures are vital for reaching gender parity in management roles and inside the broader well being sector. Nevertheless, additional devoted efforts are wanted to shut the gender fairness hole and guarantee equal alternatives in any respect ranges. This partnership between WHO within the African Area and WomenLift Well being represents a vital step towards advancing these targets.
