Dr. Roopa Dhatt

Dr. Roopa Dhatt

Dr. Roopa Dhatt is the executive director of Women in Global Health, the founder of Heroines of Health and one of the coordinators of the 100-organization-strong Alliance for Gender Equality and Universal Health Coverage.

Latest Articles

Opinion: 'Heroines of health' face risks amid women's rights rollback

Opinion: 'Heroines of health' face risks amid women's rights rollback

over 2 years ago // Women's Rights

The jobs of women health workers — like the 12 being honored as 'Heroines of Health' July 19 in Kigali, Rwanda — are more at risk than ever in the context of a global pushback on women’s rights and rise of so-called family values.

Opinion: We must get women into the ‘control room’ in global health

Opinion: We must get women into the ‘control room’ in global health

almost 4 years ago // Global health

Here's how to make a radical shift toward gender equality in global health governance.

Opinion: To enable UHC, close COVID-19 testing and gender gaps

Opinion: To enable UHC, close COVID-19 testing and gender gaps

over 5 years ago // Focus on: Gender data

COVID-19 has surfaced long standing fault lines in the way health care is provided and managed. Women’s limited access to testing, in particular, threatens to undermine the global goal of universal health coverage, write two global health experts.

Opinion: Global health security depends on women

Opinion: Global health security depends on women

almost 6 years ago // Global Health

The COVID-19 response needs to be gender-sensitive if it is going to succeed. This op-ed explains how.

Opinion: Challenging international development to get out of its comfort zone on gender equality

Opinion: Challenging international development to get out of its comfort zone on gender equality

almost 6 years ago // #GlobalDevWomen Opinions

Funding in the development sector continues to fail women: too little is changing too slowly, because women do not have an equal role in decision-making, write Dr. Roopa Dhatt and Rachel Firth in this op-ed.

Opinion: There is no road to UHC without gender equality and women's empowerment

Opinion: There is no road to UHC without gender equality and women's empowerment

almost 7 years ago // World Health Organization

Three leaders from Women in Global Health outline five steps that WHO's Executive Board can take during this week's meeting to make progress toward gender equality.

Opinion: A new vision for global health leadership

Opinion: A new vision for global health leadership

about 7 years ago // Global Health

Four leading women in global health detail an agenda for gender transformative leadership.

Opinion: Time to let a woman lead the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office

Opinion: Time to let a woman lead the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office

over 7 years ago // World Health Organization

Ahead of elections for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Women in Global Health experts explore why, after nearly 70 years of male leadership, the office should elect a woman to take the lead.

Opinion: A call to action on gender equality in global health

Opinion: A call to action on gender equality in global health

almost 8 years ago // Gender equality

Women in Global Health calls on the WHO and its member states to take bold action to promote gender equality in leadership positions.