 "US President Joe Biden pushes for expansion in women's health research")
On Monday, President Joe Biden will release an executive order extending US government research on women’s health, with $200 million set aside for next year to better study topics such as sexual and reproductive disorders.
According to an administration memo summarising the directive, Biden has also directed his administration to report on progress towards eliminating gender inequalities in research and to investigate ways to utilise artificial intelligence to boost women’s health research.
“These directives will ensure women’s health is integrated and prioritized across the federal research portfolio and budget, and will galvanize new research on a wide range of topics, including women’s midlife health," the White House said.
According to the World Economic Forum and McKinsey, women live an average of five years longer than males worldwide, but they also experience poor health for a quarter of that time. Women continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials and are the subject of less study on illnesses than males.
Biden has requested $12 billion in more financing for women’s health research from Congress, but in an election year, new financial pledges are difficult to come by in a split legislature. The $200 million investment that was disclosed on Monday will occur during the fiscal year 2025, which begins in October of current year.
In November’s election, the Democrat will face off against Republican nominee Donald Trump for a second four-year term.
Women make up more than half of the electorate and Democrats think attacks on women’s healthcare could animate voters in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade abortion rights in 2022.
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