Evidence-based reporting, analysis and perspectives on women’s health worldwide. Updated as stories develop.
Boehringer Ingelheim and the WHO Foundation have launched a US$5m obesity collaboration with no countries named and no commitment to women. Women carry a larger share of the global obesity burden, and existing guidelines already show what a women-aware programme could check and report.
Most women who break a bone after 50 are never assessed for osteoporosis, though treatment can cut hip fracture risk by up to 40%. Ahead of World Osteoporosis Day on 20 October, the evidence points to fracture liaison services and bone building in girlhood as the approaches that work.
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