Blueprint to Close the Women%E2%80%99s Health Gap 2025

The path to progress3 Collecting data is the first step in uncovering the drivers that will end the disparities and inequities in women’s health – but which data should be gathered and how best to use it? The selected conditions can prematurely end or meaningfully impair the health of women around the world. The societal and endemic factors contributing to the women’s health gap did not appear overnight, and solving each of the drivers in a vacuum will not close the gap.170 Closing the women’s health gap – driven by the undercounting and under-reporting of women’s health data, the lack of understanding of the efficacy of interventions for women, inequities and disparities in the care delivery system and a lack of investment in the health of women – requires focused action, global commitments, local and international accountability and a fundamental transformation of health and social systems. Some actions for consideration are covered in the following sections. Blueprint to Close the Women’s Health Gap: How to Improve Lives and Economies for All 28