In the latest episode of Women’s Health: Under the Mic-roscope, co-hosts Brianna and Alessia are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Asheena Khalakdina, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative and Head of the WHO office in Uzbekistan. With an extensive background in epidemiological research and international public health advisory, Dr. Khalakdina kindly tells us more about the World Health Organization and her role in assisting governments and ministries of health in delivering effective and equitable health policy. She highlights the United Nations agency’s work towards advancing women’s and girls’ health globally, with an emphasis on universal health coverage and health promotion, reproductive and maternal-child health, gender-based violence, and access to water and sanitation. Dr. Khalakdina shares keen first-hand insights into the socioeconomic determinants of women’s and girl’s health in Global South countries such as India, Thailand and Cambodia, advocating for the transformation of societal norms and public messaging to empower women and girls to exercise agency over their health.

Listen along to learn more about the international landscape of women’s and girl’s health and the World Health Organization’s role in reforming it! An insightful and ultimately inspiring episode, we hope you can join us in zooming out the microscope to see women’s health in global perspective. Stay curious!

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