NEl world Women represent 70% of medical health personnel, but hold only 25% of leadership roles: an imbalance that has a negative impact on health systems.
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), the Operation Smile Italia Ets Foundation – engaged in providing care e Healthcare to people with face malformations In low and medium income countries – reiterates its support for women in the medical field.
The program Women in medicine (WIM) has the purpose of train the professionals of low and medium income countries in advanced medical specialties and to strengthen their leadership.
Women in medicine, for medical women since 2020
The program Women in medicine was launched for the first time in 2020 in Oujda, in the north-east of Morocco With 95 professionals in the medical-health and voluntary sector of Operation Smile from 23 countries, each with different specialist skills.
The initiative was then successfully replicated in Peru, Malawi, Philippine, Egypt and will continue in 2025 with 4 surgical training initiatives. Also in the context of the Wim program, Operation Smile has participated in activities such as the Women Deliver Conference in Rwanda and the works of the United Nations Commission on women’s status.
Access to care for everyone
5 billion people in the world do not have access to surgical care And it is estimated at around 2.2 million surgeons, anesthesiologists and midwives to satisfy global demand.
«To fill this gap, the role of women is crucial – he underlines Marcella BiancoGeneral Manager of the Operation Smile Italia Ets Foundation – and in Operation Smile we are aware that the Health Equity is closely linked to Gender Equity. And to be able to obtain full and fair participation of women in the health sector, it is necessary to remove the socio -cultural obstacles that brake their access to medicine. The limited number of female models and leaders, as well as work opportunities, mentorships and social pressures represent an obstacle to participation and advancement. Our goal is to encourage them and support them concretely in overcoming these barriers ».
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