Thread by @TheLancet

Across the world, women are leading efforts to advance health and equity.

Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, be inspired by the lives and work of women we have recently profiled ⬇️

#IWD2022 #LancetWomen

"Rani Bang's dedication has helped millions of adolescents, youth, and women take charge of their own bodies and their health."

Rani Bang—leader in women's reproductive health #IWD2022 hubs.li/Q015skfP0

"We all believed that we were completely objective in administering medical care. We now know that is not the case."

Sherita Hill Golden: tackling the source of health disparities #IWD2022 hubs.li/Q015sl3l0

"She was the prime mover in creating a safe space for #AIDS research in Iran. Only someone with her moral authority, academic integrity, universal admiration, and likability could pull that off."

Minoo Morhaz—Iran's leader in #HIV research #IWD2022 hubs.li/Q015skMV0

In her own words, @DrMaryTBassett has spent "a lifetime working at the intersection of health and social justice."

As @HealthNYGov Commissioner, she is keen to address the structural neglect of psychiatric disorders.

Learn more ⬇️ #IWD2022 hubs.li/Q015slnK0

@DrMaryTBassett @HealthNYGov "Truly a global health champion who has exercised remarkable leadership and courage."

A prominent voice in the pandemic, @yodifiji has highlighted inequities in the #COVID19 response and is focused on ensuring all lives are valued equally. #IWD2022 hubs.li/Q015tRZV0

At 11 years old, Zarlasht Halaimzai and her family were forcibly displaced from Kabul, #Afghanistan. Today, she is the CEO and co-founder of @RefugeeTraumaUK.

@ZarlashtH: striving to provide a better future for refugees #IWD2022 hubs.li/Q015vCqf0

"I thought medicine was a wonderful way to kind of key into underdeveloped, and often overlooked, areas of Black women's experiences."

@drcooperowens: bringing context to systemic medical racism #IWD2022 hubs.li/Q015vQVJ0

"I knew what a PhD thesis was from the age of five!" says @WHO's first ever Chief Scientist, @doctorsoumya.

Today, her role touches all disciplines of health—including mental health, of which she is a passionate advocate ⬇️ #IWD2022 hubs.li/Q015vZSH0