Just in the light of the World Health Summit 2025, we brought together science, policy, and entrepreneurship to an expert gathering on “Tackling Women’s Health Risks by Ensuring Menstrual Product Safety” on 10th of October.
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Opening Remarks by GIZ, Siemens Stiftung and Gates Foundation |
Randa Kourieh, Head of GIZ’s Berlin Representation Jonas Restle-Steinert, Head of Social Innovation Hub, Siemens Stiftung Dr. Ru-fong Joanne Cheng, MD, FACOG, Director Women’s Health Innovations, Gates Foundation |
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Keynote: “Invisible Toxins: women’s health risks from toxic menstrual products” |
Dr. Kathrin Schilling, Assistant Professor, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
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Adrian Dongus, MH Market Specialist, The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund Rockyatou Ndiaw, Chef de Programme Normalisation, Association Sénégalaise de Normalisation (Video Message) |
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PlantPad Consortium x PANORAMA Solutions for a Healthy Planet |
Dr. Anesta Kothari (PlantPad Consortium/ Prakash Lab at Stanford University Fabien Matthias, Co-Founder & CEO, NIDISI gGmbH |
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Building the supply side: Supporting and Accelerating Female Health and Hygiene Enterprises – case study from Ghana |
Short 2 mins FHHA intro video by cewas Amdiya Abdul Latiff, Founder Eco-Me Africa, Ghana |
Moderator: Katie Gallus
The side event builds on the Gates Foundation’s recent $2.5 billion funding pledge for women’s health, the Siemens Stiftung’s new focus on supporting Female Health and Hygiene, and GIZ’s Gender Strategy 2025-2029.
Co-hosted by the Gates Foundation, Siemens Stiftung, The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF)’s Capital M, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
In collaboration with:
Partners in Transformation | Invest for Jobs - Special Initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition" | PlantPad Consortium | FHHA by Cewas | PANORAMA - Solutions for a Healthy Planet | The Case for Her | Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) | Vyld | nookees | NIDISI
