Breakthroughs in Women's Health - Closing the Women's Health Gap

Explore groundbreaking innovations addressing the global women's health gap affecting 3.9 billion lives in this 52-minute conference talk from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026. Discover emerging low-tech solutions designed to decrease maternal mortality rates, learn about next-generation contraceptive technologies, and examine how artificial intelligence is being leveraged to more precisely detect and track cervical cancer. Gain insights from leading experts including Orazio Schillaci, Sania Nishtar, Severin Schwan, Gargee Ghosh Chasin, Magdalena Skipper, and Nadia Calviño as they discuss the breakthrough technologies and approaches that could finally make closing the women's health gap achievable. Understand how addressing what was once perceived as a niche issue has gained overdue recognition for its far-reaching ripple effects on future generations, and examine the innovative solutions emerging across the healthcare landscape to tackle this critical global challenge.