Advancing gender equality for malaria elimination

This event brought together global health leaders, youth, and gender advocates to emphasize how empowering women and girls enhances malaria outcomes. Key discussions focused on breaking gender barriers in healthcare access, promoting women’s leadership in malaria programs, and improving the use of sex-disaggregated data. The event called for greater investment in gender-transformative policies and highlighted successful youth-led advocacy models in African countries. Overall, it reinforced that advancing gender equality is essential not only for eliminating malaria but also for broader health and social equity.