In collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute - Closing the Women’s

and reporting of sex- and gender-specific data to establish a more accurate representation of women’s health burden and evaluate the impact The root causes of the gap of different interventions. [...] Quantification of the economic impact: – Data gap: Undercounting and undervaluing of To determine the potential economic effects of diseases and their health burden on women the proposed health interventions, analysts used likely leads to an underestimation of the population14 and labour force15 predictions up to women’s health gap. [...] While this report focuses on the potential economic benefits of closing the women’s health gap, there is also a moral imperative to close the women’s health gap and to improve the lives of millions of women worldwide. [...] In to address the women’s health gap, including all the longer term, a range of greater positive returns relevant interventions considered cost-effective is possible, given that improvement in the lives of in each setting.120 The analysis compared this to women influences the heath and resilience of their the additional economic potential that could be families and communities. [...] Closing the Women’s Health Gap: A $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies 33 Conclusion There is a moral imperative to address the women’s health gap and improve the lives and livelihoods of billions of women worldwide.