Only 3.4% of total research funding in Alberta goes toward female-specific health concerns. This is despite women making up 51% of the provincial population.
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Only 3.4% of total research funding in the province goes toward female-specific health concerns.
Alberta’s population is steadily increasing, with 1.3 million more women projected to live here in the next 30 years!
Almost 25% of women are impacted by pelvic floor disorders.
Heart attacks go unrecognized in women up to 54% of the time.
From research into diseases that are more prominent in women, to empowering healthcare workers, to a lack of training in the unique ways some illnesses present in women, there are many barriers to achieving the breakthroughs in care women need.
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