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09 Dec 2025

The George Institute for Global Health

Online course: Integrating sex and gender in health research and policy

Upcoming course: Integrating Sex and Gender in Health Research and PolicyOnline | 23 February – 3 April 2026Delivered by the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, in collaboration with the MESSAGE Project at The George Institute for Global HealthSex and gender shape every aspect of human health, influencing disease risk, clinical presentation, treatment response and health outcomes...

09 Dec 2025

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13 Mar 2025

The George Institute for Global Health, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

From research to the real world: How implementation science can drive NCD action

This blog highlights key insights from a parallel session led by The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) in collaboration with The George Institute for Global Health (TGI) at the 4th Global NCD Alliance Forum, held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 13-15 February 2025. The session, “Knowledge isn’t power without implementation – the science behind translating community know-how into lasting ch...

13 Mar 2025

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06 Dec 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Why do we need a policy to address gender data gaps in health and medical research?

In this podcast episode from The George Institute for Global Health, Alice Witt, Policy Fellow, speaks about a significant step towards closing the sex and gender health gap in the UK. Until now most UK medical research has been conducted primarily with male participants, animals or cells, and studies rarely analyse data in a way that enables potential sex or gender differences in outcomes to be i...

06 Dec 2024

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06 Dec 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Multi-country dementia study shows women’s greater risk may be linked to disadvantage

A large international study of dementia risk involving almost 30,000 people from 18 countries covering all six continents suggests that social and economic disadvantage may explain the higher risk of the condition in women. Although there was almost no evidence of sex differences in most of the known risk factors for developing dementia, the higher likelihood of women developing the condition was...

06 Dec 2024

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09 Sep 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Critical shortages of obstetric medicines put pregnant women at risk

Supplies of several crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, putting the health of pregnant women at risk and highlighting systemic issues impacting reliable access to safe and effective treatment in pregnancy, according to a new assessment published in the&nbsp;Medical Journal of Australia today.&nbsp;"Australia's supply and access issues in prescription medicine during pregnan...

09 Sep 2024

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28 Mar 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Alcohol retailers exploiting pregnancy warning loophole, putting babies at risk

New research by The George Institute for Global Health published in&nbsp;Drug and Alcohol Review&nbsp;has revealed Australia’s largest alcohol retailers are failing to display mandatory pregnancy warnings on their websites, potentially putting customers’ unborn children at risk of lifelong harms including permanent brain damage. Learn more.

28 Mar 2024

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28 Mar 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

World-class centre tackles sex and gender inequities in health and medicine

A new national research, policy and education centre to improve health outcomes for all Australians will challenge the ‘one-size-fits-all’ male-centric approach to medical care that results in significant disadvantage for women and girls, people with variations of sex characteristics (intersex people), trans and gender-diverse people. &nbsp; The Centre for Sex and Gender Equity in Health an...

28 Mar 2024

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28 Mar 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Potassium-enriched salt is the missing ingredient in hypertension guidelines

A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts in the American Heart Association’s scientific journal&nbsp;Hypertension.

28 Mar 2024

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19 Feb 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Mobilising communities for building resilient health and environment partnerships

On December 11th, ahead of&nbsp;Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2023, The George Institute hosted a panel discussion titled, Mobilising communities for environmental action and Universal Health Coverage: Building resilient health and environment partnerships, as part of the annual symposium of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)&nbsp;Global Health Research Centre (GHRC)...

19 Feb 2024

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11 Oct 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Reflections from Women Deliver: championing gendered approaches to addressing non-communicable diseases

At Women Deliver 2023, The George Institute for Global Health and World Health Organization launched a global call-to-action to share evidence, best practice and learning around the gendered barriers to access for non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and care. In Korea, single mother Mrs. Kim works as a farm labourer and has a treatable heart condition. Her mai...

11 Oct 2023

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05 May 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Health and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases on women in Mexico to be explored through new collaboration

The George Institute for Global Health and the Mexican National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced that they are collaborating on a research project exploring the health and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on women in Mexico. The 20-month project, which is funded by the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research (AMIIF), employs mixed methods to deliver evidenc...

05 May 2023

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17 Mar 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Improving Cancer Care in South East Asia: The ACTION Case Study

The ACTION (Asean CosTs In Oncology) study aimed to generate unprecedented data to help policymakers protect their people and economies from cancer’s catastrophic impact. Since 2015, ACTION has provided policymakers with the evidence needed to remove financial barriers to lifesaving diagnoses and treatments, giving cancer patients in Southeast Asia a voice, and improving their lives and those of...

17 Mar 2023

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