Women's Health Policy and Strategic Publications

Selected documents

Norwegian Public Reports and Political Resources (in Norwegian)

Women's Health Portal 2026

Several stakeholders (including the National Center for Women's Health Research and Kilden Gender Research) are building a national portal with research-based information on women's health, following an initiative from the government.

Read about the initiative (In Norwegian): Bygger ny kunnskapsportal om kvinnehelse - Oslo universitetssykehus HF

NOU 2025:5 Kvinners arbeidshelse - Kunnskap og tiltak
The Government's Women's Health Strategy 2024
NOU 2023:5 Den store forskjellen: Om kvinners helse og betydningen av kjønn for helse

Norway’s first official public inquiry providing a comprehensive review of women’s health and the importance of gender for health.

NOU 2023:5 (in Norwegian)

WHO

WHO – Women’s health (thematic view)

A global policy framework for women’s health: Women’s health

WHO’s overview of why women’s health faces distinct challenges globally, including biological and social determinant

Strategy on women’s health and well being in the WHO European Region

A WHO Europe strategy that provides a framework for women’s health and well-being in Europe. Download the report from WHO Europe

Strategy on women’s health and well-being in the WHO European Region - en

The role of digital health technologies in women’s health

WHO report assessing digital health and how technology can improve women’s health and gender equality in healthcare

WHO‑Europe publikation (2024) The role of digital health technologies in women’s health, empowerment, and gender equality: project report

EU policy and research

EU Research & Innovation on Women’s Health

The European Commission’s overview of how EU research programs (Horizon Europe, EU4Health) prioritize women’s health research, including requirements for gender and age analysis in projects.

Read the document on this link EU Research and Innovation on Women’s Health. 

EU Manifesto for Women’s Health 2024

A publication from the European Institute for Women’s Health.

The document includes recommendations for a comprehensive EU strategy on women’s health, with concrete goals for research, data, inclusion, and policy

Read the document here

EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights

A strategic overview of the EU’s work on women’s rights (including health) in light of the Gender Equality Strategy 2020–2025

The EU Commission: The EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights: a renewed push for gender equality

World Economic Forum

Women's Health Impact Tracking Platform

The Women’s Health Impact Tracking Platform (WHIT) is a pioneering global platform developed by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute. The platform measures progress toward closing the women’s health gap across countries and selected health conditions. WHIT is grounded in extensive research and insights from more than 70 international experts, including analysis showing the estimated $1 trillion health and economic opportunity associated with closing the women’s health gap.

The platform tracks progress across three critical dimensions: treatment effectiveness, healthcare delivery, and data availability. Through a set of key indicators, WHIT provides an evidence-based framework to support decision-makers in improving women’s health outcomes while strengthening economic and societal value.

Last updated: 14.01.2026