Choolwe N Jacobs
@JacobsNkwemu
Global Chapter Leader - WGH | Co-founder/Country Director - WGH Zambia | HoD-SoPH-UNZA | Public Health | Epidemiology | Gender/Health Equity | Women's Health
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07-02-2019 12:52:22
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Dr. Choolwe N Jacobs in the #WomeninGH panel at WomenLift Health Global Conference highlighted that gaps in gender data make it difficult to monitor progress for women and girls and called to prioritize mainstreaming gender into national statistical strategies
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Happening tomorrow! 📅
Don't miss out #WomenInGH panel at WomenLift Health Global Conference, women leaders will address gendered health inequalities, escalating backlash against women's rights and the importance of women's leadership for #HealthForAll
Learn more 👉 wlhgconference.org/schedule/
#WLHGC2024 : “When women are in significant numbers in health leadership, they change the agenda.”
Dr Shabnum Sarfraz (Global Director, Women In Global Health) opens this session on “Defying Backlash & Cultivating Leadership for Gender-Responsive Health Systems” by reiterating the driving force…
Time to Re-imagine Leadership!
Join Women In Global Health Zambia for an impactful time at the WomenLift Health Global Conference 2024 happening now in Daresalam🇹🇿 with Choolwe N Jacobs set to add voice to the largest convening of women leaders, allies and partners in Africa! Let's connect! WomenLift Health
📣Thrilled to announce that Sapna Kedia, along with remarkable panelists Dr Shabnum Sarfraz Choolwe N Jacobs Lanice Chaynea Ruth Ngechu & #RhodaWanyenze will be sharing insights on cultivating women leaders for gender-responsive health systems at WomenLift Health Global Conference in Tanzania!
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Research is poking and prying with a purpose.
Our groundbreaking Operational Research program in Zambia sparked a national study to tackle high mortality rates among #TB patients.
#publicHealth #WorldTBDay Zambart PATH USAID/Zambia
dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.23…
Happening Now! An insightful discussion at the Study Launch: Exploring the Impact of Women's Leadership in RMNCAH-N and immunization webinar! Dr. Jacobs from WGH Zambia sheds light on the undervaluation of women's efforts and the need for gender equal representation. Women In Global Health
Join us today for our second #IWD2024 webinar as we delve into the crucial steps needed to achieve gender parity in leadership. Let's break barriers and drive change together! #InvestInWomen #Leadership #WGHZambia Women In Global Health
Sign-up🔗forms.gle/jZUtDiMi7J8poo…
That’s a wrap!
Thanks to everyone who made #HeroinesofHealth possible!
Now, more than ever, we are at a critical juncture for gender equality in 🌏 health, and by raising the visibility & achievements of women in health we can drive change
👉 womeningh.org/heroines-of-he…
We are still losing lives.
Women & their children, especially in Africa, suffer from preventable conditions & many factors frustrate our ability to attain the goals we have envisioned, this is why the African CoP is so timely - Agnes Binagwaho
➡ go.unu.edu/GtvoG
In PLOS Global Public Health, Dr. Roopa Dhatt ann keeling Rachel Julia Thompson Women In Global Health have 7 recommendations for gender transformative policies in global health
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2023/04/19/tim…
Join us for a #WHSWashington2023 event on Gender and Power!
Don't miss out on our panel with Dr. Roopa Dhatt, Choolwe N Jacobs, Lanice Chaynea, Sagri Singh, PhD & Vina HuLamm
You can attend in person or join us online👉🏿form.jotform.com/222765980216057
World Health Summit WGHinDC
Today Dr Choolwe N Jacobs Women in Global Health Zambia Chapter & I team up to advocate for #GenderEquality #WomensLeadership at #WHSWashington2023 Women In Global Health in action! Join our session later today . worldhealthsummit.org/regional-meeti…
Despite differences in culture and socio-economic contexts, the #SheShapes report confirmes many common challenges related to leadership for women working in the health sector
Action is needed at ALL levels! 💥
Download report ➡️ womeningh.org/sheshapes
#CPHIA 2022 was a homecoming #CPHIA will be a revival! Africans collectively setting the agenda for African Public Health! If you are invested in #publichealth in #Africa , you would be crazy to miss this. SAVE THE DATE! I’m booking my flights already!
Help women & girls affected by Cyclone Freddy manage their menstrual cycles with dignity & safety. Support Women in Global Health Malawi & local partners by donating for reusable pads & underwear. Your donation can make a difference! gofund.me/7e818b81
#CycloneFreddyRelief
Today’s The Lancet john zarocostas underlines that Global maternal mortality rates are stagnating - maternal health should not be slipping down the global political agenda, but it is - inequalities continue to drive barriers to women accessing the care they need to deliver safely.