Still no strategy: the federal silence on women’s health

A narrow lens on gynecology, pregnancy, and fertility has created a profound policy failure, contributing to stagnating progress in women’s health research, care, and infrastructure.
Marjorie Michel
Health Minister Marjorie Michel. We need a permanent federal office for women’s health, housed within Health Canada or the Public Health Agency of Canada, writes Shay Freger. 

Canada’s health system is failing women—and, by extension, gender-diverse people who face similar or even greater barriers to care. This failure isn’t just about services; it’s embedded in the foundational assumptions of what “women’s health” even means.

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