Women deliver better care for patients …

… but aren't in the leading roles to drive these decisions across organizations

Women x Health Equity Conference in Asia

Friday, 19th April 2024 9:00am-3:00pm in Singapore

Key Themes for the Women x Health Equity in Asia Conference

Role of women in delivering equitable care across the value chain
Asia-specific factors on health equity and women's representation
Systemic disadvantages faced by women in healthcare
Gender bias in innovation and how to change it

Location

BCG Singapore 79 Robinson Rd Level 27 CapitaSky

Hosts

National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Monash University Malaysia
BCG Henderson Institute

Attendees

The 1-day conference will bring together 50-60 healthcare Practitioners, Payers, Biopharma, MedTech, Academic thought leaders, and contributors from multi-lateral organizations to share knowledge, develop initial guidance, and lay the groundwork for future collaboration

Women deliver the majority of healthcare, making up 90% of nurses and 70% of healthcare employees overall. Recent research has also shown that they make decisions in a more equitable fashion to both better serve patients and foster more inclusive working environments. These decision-making behaviours include a higher affinity for collaboration, being more empathetic, and showing a higher awareness for challenges faced by others.

However, women hold only 25% of senior and 5% of top healthcare positions globally. Additionally, while there is growing public awareness of health equity as a topic of concern as global inequities rise, research has been largely focused on North America, Europe and Africa. This has significant implications for how health equity in patient care is addressed in other health system decisions, especially in Asia.

In this 1-day conference, we bring thought leaders across a variety of healthcare sectors in Asia together to jointly discuss emerging themes related to fostering the representation of women in leadership, enabling equitable decision-making, and providing better healthcare for all patients.