White House launches first women’s health research initiative

The White House launched its first initiative for women’s health research on Monday with the aim of “radically” changing the way this area is approached and funded and thus identifying “the bold solutions that every woman and her family deserve.”

This was announced in a telematic press conference by the first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, who will lead the project together with Dr. Carolyn Mazure, a researcher in charge of coordinating the project on behalf of the First Lady’s Cabinet and the Policy Council. White House Gender.

“There has still not been enough research on the best way to treat even the most common health problems for women, such as menopause or endometriosis,” lamented Jill Biden, while calling it “unacceptable” that this happen in the year 2023.

For this reason, the Administration of the current US president, Joe Biden, opted to include “a wide range of federal agencies to promote progress and catalyze change both inside and outside the federal government,” according to the director of the Gender Policy Council. of the White House, Jennifer Klein.

Members of the initiative will include the directors of federal agencies for research on women’s health, such as the Department of Health, the National Institutes of Health or the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Additionally, the first lady called on leaders of Congress, the private sector, research institutions and philanthropy to join “in taking urgent action for the health and lives of women across the country.” .

Mazure assured that “the data is clear regarding the dramatic need to learn more about women’s health,” which is why she celebrated the creation of a project that, in her opinion, can mark a significant change in said field.

The members of the initiative must present to the federal government within 45 days concrete recommendations on the measures that can be adopted to advance the investigation.

They will also establish priority areas of attention and engage the private scientific sector and philanthropic communities to explore new public-private partnerships and maximize investments in women’s health research.