Two New Global Businesses Commit to Reaching Nearly 160,000 Women Workers in Global Supply Chains with Essential Health Care
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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"The COVID-19 pandemic continues to lay bare how essential access to quality health care is for all people to thrive," said Seema Jalan, Executive Director of the Universal Access Project.
Key Points:
- "The COVID-19 pandemic continues to lay bare how essential access to quality health care is for all people to thrive," said Seema Jalan, Executive Director of the Universal Access Project.
- "I'm encouraged to see even more companies stepping up to meet women workers where they are in the workplace with health care information and services, even in the midst of the pandemic that has impacted so many industries.
- Women make up the backbone of global supply chains, and our health and rights are essential in rebuilding a post-pandemic world."
- The United Nations Foundation's Universal Access Project is leading the Private Sector Action for Women's Health and Empowerment initiative to work with companies that have large global supply chains employing millions of women workers to improve the health and well-being of their workers.