All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Closing the gap in gender health outcomes Closing the gap in gender health outcomes 18/11/2020 | 4 MINS Dr Demelza Ireland and Dr Caitlin Wyrwoll explain how the importance of equitable health outcomes is embedded in the LIT curriculum. Every day, 800 women die around the world from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, and close to 2.5 million babies die within their first month of life. For the past three years, we have collaborated across the University to instil in our students an awareness of unjust and inequitable health outcomes for women and girls worldwide. We facilitate undergraduate students from human reproductive biology (School of Human Sciences) and womenΓÇÖs health (School of Biomedical Sciences and Medical SchoolΓÇÖs Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) to fundraise and host birthing kit assembly days. These kits are next opened by a woman in labour. To date, close to 1,000 students have taken part, with $20,000 fundraised and 5,000 kits assembled, which have been sent to countries such as India, Papua N
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Closing the gap in gender health outcomes Closing the gap in gender health outcomes 18/11/2020 | 4 MINS Dr Demelza Ireland and Dr Caitlin Wyrwoll explain how the importance of equitable health outcomes is embedded in the LIT curriculum.
Every day, 800 women die around the world from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, and close to 2.5 million babies die within their first month of life.
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For the past three years, we have collaborated across the University to instil in our students an awareness of unjust and inequitable health outcomes for women and girls worldwide.
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We facilitate undergraduate students from human reproductive biology (School of Human Sciences) and womenΓÇÖs health (School of Biomedical Sciences and Medical SchoolΓÇÖs Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) to fundraise and host birthing kit assembly days.
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These kits are next opened by a woman in labour.
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To date, close to 1,000 students have taken part, with $20,000 fundraised and 5,000 kits assembled, which have been sent to countries such as India, Papua N
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