Women have many unique health concerns — menstrual cycles, pregnancy, birth control, menopause — and that's just the beginning. A number of health issues affect only women and others are more common in women. What's more, men and women may have the same condition, but different symptoms. Many , Women and girls have specific and diverse health needs which must be met now, and they have equal rights to participate in, and benefit from, global recovery efforts in a post-pandemic world. This starts by ensuring essential health and support services for all women and girls, and prioritizing women’s health needs in global research and trials., Women have many unique health concerns — menstrual cycles, pregnancy, birth control, menopause — and that's just the beginning. A number of health issues affect only women and others are more common in women. What's more, men and women may have the same condition, but different symptoms. Many , Women are the backbone of the global health and care workforce, yet their contributions often go unrecognized and undervalued. The world faces a projected shortfall of 11.1 million health workers by 2030. Women, making up 67% of this workforce, are set to bridge this gap, leading to advancements in care, innovation, and policy transformation., The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Special Programme HRP and the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) in partnership with the British Medical Journal (BMJ), have today released a special series of papers on “Women’s Health and Gender Inequalities.” The series celebrates and interrogates collective progress towards making the , Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world. This Q&A examines the links between gender and health, highlighting WHO’s ongoing work to address gender-related barriers to healthcare, advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity, and achieve health for all..