GOOD THINGS TO COME

As we globally celebrate women this month, BC Women’s Health Foundation is also paying tribute with Women’s Health Research Month, dedicated to raising funds to support high-quality, high-impact research to improve the health of women and newborns in BC.

Only eight per cent of national research dollars are allocated to women’s health, despite women making up over half the population, highlighting the urgency for action.

BC Women’s Health Foundation, in partnership with BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI), is addressing that gap. An investment in women’s health research is a step towards new evidence-based solutions that inform and transform the health and healthcare of all women.

This March, join us for our Good Things to Come campaign as we embark on new research initiatives that will powerfully impact healthcare for women and newborns. Together we can transform the future of women’s and newborn health and make way for good things to come!

The leaders behind the vision (L to R):

Dr. Gina Ogilvie, Associate Director of WHRI and Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, played a pivotal role in research that led to adopting at-home HPV screening for cervical cancer prevention.

Dr. Deborah Money, Professor and Head of the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UBC and Clinician Researcher, WHRI, has conducted important research on the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy. She has recently been appointed as Member of the Order of Canada 2023.

Dr. Lori Brotto, Executive Director of WHRI and recipient of 2023 Award of Distinction, Section on Women and Psychology, Canadian Psychological Association. Dr. Brotto also holds a Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health.

Cally Wesson, President + CEO of BC Women’s Health Foundation, spearheaded the launch of Women’s Health Research Month.