Pictured (left to right): Side Event Speakers Dr. Danielle Koestner (FEMM); Ms. Claudia Toribio (FEMM); Archbishop Gabriele Caccia (Holy See Mission); Ms. LaTisha Downing (Central School, Atchison, Kansas); and Ms. Anna Halpine (FEMM/World Youth Alliance)
Image Source: World Youth Alliance
On March 14, 2023 during the 67th Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Holy See Mission collaborated with Fertility Education and Medical Management Foundation (FEMM) to host a side event focused on innovations in technologies for women’s healthcare. The event welcomed experts in health and education to share insights about their experience promoting good health and wellbeing for women and girls.
The discussion, entitled "Elevating the Standards for Women and Girls' Healthcare Through Technology and Education" offered a unique perspective during the Commission: women and girls can utilize technology and innovation to observe and track their own body’s signs and symptoms, and identify whether they are healthy and seek treatment when needed.
The program is grounded in the idea that women have a right to the highest attainable standard of health, which serves as a key enabler for their participation in the social and economic life of their communities.
FEMM is a comprehensive women’s health and wellness program for reproductive health. Representatives from FEMM discussed the ways in which technological advancements offer solutions to address long standing gaps in women's healthcare; FEMM, for example, offers a globally-available health-tracking app, online fertility literacy courses, and the provision of tele-health to women all around the world, thus enabling them to make informed choices and seek higher standards of care.
FEMM also partnered with the World Youth Alliance (WYA), to integrate its teenFEM and teenMEN programs, for girls and boys entering puberty, into the Human Dignity Curriculum (HDC). The HDC is an educational program which teaches children about their inherent dignity and equips them to make healthy decisions now and in the future.
View the Full Side Event Webcast Here
