Does gender make you sick?

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When:
November 28, 2013 @ 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
2013-11-28T12:15:00+00:00
2013-11-28T13:00:00+00:00
Where:
UCL Darwin Lecture Theatre, access via Malet Place
UCL
Gower Street, London, Greater London WC1E 6BT
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Cath Dean
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Event website
Academic Medicine & Health Sex & Gender Society

SEX ED originalDr Sarah Hawkes (UCL Population Health Sciences)

Men take more risks with their health, get sicker, and die younger than women do. But policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations. This talk will discuss how we might move forward to develop truly gender-equitable global health goals.