Focusing on these nine conditions can improve women's health: Report

Targeting nine key health conditions may be crucial for womenrsquos health and add the equivalent of 25 healthy days per woman per year according to new research released at the ongoing World Economic Forum WEF on TuesdayThe new report shows that compared to men women live onefourth more of their lives in poor health Focussing on the nine conditions categorised as lifespan and healthspan conditions may be key to boosting their lives and healthldquoThe nine conditions are divided into lifespan conditions related to the total number of years lived maternal hypertensive disorders postpartum haemorrhage ischemic heart disease cervical cancer and breast cancer and health span conditions related to how many of those years are healthy endometriosis menopause migraine and premenstrual syndromerdquo said the report published in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute MHIThe report noted that targeted action around these nine key health conditions may help cut down the global disease burden by 27 million disabilityadjusted life years as well as add the equivalent of 25 healthy days per woman per yearIt also highlighted the vast economic opportunities of investing in womenrsquos health Targeting the nine conditions also has the potential to transform millions of lives and unlock 400 billion in global GDP annually by 2040 said the reportldquoMeasuring progress is essential for driving meaningful change and developing effective healthcare strategies tailored to womenrdquo said Shyam Bishen Head of the Centre for Health and Healthcare and member of the Executive Committee WEFldquoDespite the opportunity to add 25 additional healthy days to womenrsquos lives they are often overlooked due to a lack of sexspecific research only 10 per cent of clinical trials for ischemic heart disease and migraine report such datardquo she addedAs part of this initiative the Forum in collaboration with MHI launches the Womenrsquos Health Impact Tracking WHIT a publicly accessible tool designed to measure and address global health gaps and promote equitable scalable solutions worldwideBy providing datadriven insights on health outcomes and economic opportunities the platform highlights the urgent need for investment in three underfunded conditions menopause premenstrual syndrome and migraine representing a 315 billion GDP opportunityGlobally there have been critical disparities in womenrsquos health outcomes driven by gaps in data collection research funding clinical practice guidelines and healthcare delivery systems Notably while 54 per cent of the womenrsquos health burden occurs in low and middleincome countries only 23 per cent of clinical trials focus on these regionsThe report emphasised that improving data accuracy increasing research funding for womenspecific conditions and enhancing sexbased clinical guidelines could significantly reduce these disparities ldquoIt is time to count women study women care for women invest in women and include all womenrdquo said Lucy Perez Senior Partner at McKinsey ampamp Company and Coleader of the McKinsey Health InstituteldquoAddressing these nine conditions can not only improve the lives of millions of women and unlock 400 billion of economic uplift but it also provides a blueprint for scaling and tracking progress to close the broader womenrsquos health gaprdquo Perez addedThe WEF Annual Meeting 2025 is being held in DavosKlosters Switzerland from January 20 to 24 Global leaders are deliberating various issues under the theme Collaboration for the Intelligent AgeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever