Our Health Collective members
Meet the Health Collective members, grassroots organisations supporting women and girls from marginalised communities across the UK.
The Health Collective
Tackling health inequality for women from marginalised communities
The UK has the largest health disparity between women and men among the world’s largest economies. Our health system, historically designed by men, for men, fails to meet the needs of women. This disparity is even more pronounced among women from marginalised communities.
Black women are four times more likely to die in pregnancy, childbirth and the six-week period after, disabled women struggle to access life-saving screenings and women from ethnic minority backgrounds find themselves dismissed, with dangerous delays to getting treatment.
The Health Collective has emerged out of the urgent need to do more to ensure all girls and women receive the best care, regardless of their background or the community they belong to. It is made up of and led by grassroots organisations, representing women’s voices from every marginalised community in our society. You can read more about The Health Collective’s purpose, recommendations and history here.
Take action now
We want the new government to take action on health for women from marginalised communities. Join us and call on MPs to ensure women are listened to.
We are at the start of a long road, with a lot of work to do, but it feels achievable through combined action and collaboration.”
Dr Nighat Arif
Wellbeing of Women Ambassador and Health Collective founder
Do you want to join us?
If you are a grassroots organisation representing women’s voices from marginalised communities, we would love you to join the Health Collective.
We want to ensure that collectively our members’ voices influence government policy through the Women’s Health Strategy, which aims to make sure the health and care system works for everyone. Together we will create collaborative solutions to overcome our many common challenges.