title: The health of women and girls determines the health and well-being of our modern world: A white paper from the International Council on Women's Health Issues.
abstract: The International Council on Women's Health Issues (ICOWHI) is an international nonprofit association dedicated to the goal of promoting health, health care, and well-being of women and girls throughout the world through participation, empowerment, advocacy, education, and research. We are a multidisciplinary network of women's health providers, planners, and advocates from all over the globe. We constitute an international professional and lay network of those committed to improving women and girl's health and quality of life. This document provides a description of our organization mission, vision, and commitment to improving the health and well-being of women and girls globally.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia. PatriciaMary.Davidson@uts.edu.au
authors.forename: Patricia M
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authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Sarah J
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authors.lastname: Digiacomo
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authors.lastname: Dharmendra
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D012952:Societies / Q000458:organization & administration; D016387:Women's Health; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014933:Women's Rights