Kate named among female Global Health leaders
Posted on 6 May 2015
Kate, who is Professor of Epidemiology and co-founder and trustee of The Equality Trust, said she was delighted to be included in the list of eminent women working in global health.
In November 2014, Ilona Kickbusch, director of the Global Health Programme at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, launched a Twitter campaign aimed at showcasing female leadership in global health.
Using the hashtag #WGH100, Twitter users sent nominations of women working at the forefront of global health from around the world. The 100 Women Leaders in Global Health list was published on 15 December 2014 and enjoyed tremendous reach across social media.
This profile was further increased when the Lancet published the feature “Twitter campaign highlights top women in global health”, which led to further nominations of female leaders to be included on such a list. The hashtag #WGH200 was created as a result and greatly surpassed its target, demonstrating the remarkable response in highlighting the work of women in this domain.
Now the Institute has included the first 300 nominations, which includes Kate, compiled of the many women leaders nominated and among innumerable others working to promote global health.
For more information visit http://graduateinstitute.ch/files/live/sites/iheid/files/sites/globalhealth/ghp-new/publications/300%20Women%20Leaders%20in%20Global%20Health%20-%20final.pdf.