Hologic Announces Multi-year Initiative to Improve Quality of Life and Life Expectancy of Women Worldwide
March 08 2021 - 8:01AM
Business Wire
New Global Women’s Health Index Conducted
through Gallup’s World Poll to Benchmark State of Women’s Health in
More than 115 Countries
Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX), a global leader in women's health,
today announced a collaboration with leading analytics and
consulting firm Gallup, Inc. on the creation of the Hologic Global
Women’s Health Index, the largest and most comprehensive assessment
of women’s health in the world.
This multi-year initiative is the first survey to track critical
markers of women’s health and safety by country over time. It will
include individual responses from more than 120,000 people across
116 countries and in 40 languages. Through a series of targeted
questions, the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index will provide
unique insight on reproductive health, domestic violence,
preventive care, access to care and early disease detection.
Hologic conducted the survey as part of Gallup’s World Poll, the
most comprehensive and farthest-reaching survey of the world. The
survey connects with more than 90% of the world's adult population
through annual, nationally representative surveys with comparable
metrics across countries.
“In our ongoing work to support women’s health around the world,
we've struggled to find comprehensive data that measures progress
on key issues like access and quality of care on a global scale,”
said Steve MacMillan, Hologic’s Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer. “Beginning in 2019, we started working with
Gallup to develop the Global Women’s Health Index to fill this
critical need for a data-driven approach to women’s health.
Particularly now, as longstanding disparities in healthcare are
exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope that the upcoming
findings will shine a spotlight on the need to redefine policies
and put women at the center of post-pandemic responses and health
systems moving forward.”
Hologic and Gallup developed survey questions for the Global
Women’s Health Index under the guidance of global women’s health
experts and thought leaders from leading institutions such as Johns
Hopkins University, George Washington University, RAD-AID, and
Popper and Co., among others.
“Women’s health is not just a women’s issue, it’s a human
issue,” said Susan Harvey, MD, FSBI, Vice President of Global
Medical Affairs, Breast & Skeletal Health, Hologic. “It is well
established that women’s health serves as a marker for social
progress, as well as economic stability. When women are healthy,
their families are more stable as are the communities around them
and the socioeconomic environment overall. The Hologic Global
Women’s Health Index will bring awareness to the most pressing
health issues facing women globally by offering unique regional
insights and the ability to benchmark annually to track changes
over time.”
To ensure a comprehensive view of women’s health, the index will
feature country-level reports as well as rankings of how countries
around the world fare on key indicators of women’s health.
“Since launching in 2005, our Gallup World Poll has evolved to
provide information that’s critical to understanding the behavior
of the world’s population,” said Jim Clifton, Gallup’s Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. “Through our partnership with Hologic,
we’ve highlighted eight essential questions to provide meaningful
data on women’s health. We hope leaders around the world will use
our metrics to correct inequalities and improve women’s health
everywhere.”
The Hologic Global Women’s Health Index will be published later
this year. For more information please visit
womenshealthindex.com
About Hologic, Inc.
Hologic, Inc. is an innovative medical technology company
primarily focused on improving women’s health and well-being
through early detection and treatment. For more information on
Hologic, visit www.hologic.com.
Hologic and the Global Women’s Health Index are trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of Hologic, Inc., and/or its
subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
About the Gallup World
Poll
The Gallup World Poll is the most comprehensive and
farthest-reaching survey of the world. The survey connects with
more than 90% of the world's adult population through annual,
nationally representative surveys with comparable metrics across
countries. Gallup, Inc. works with organizations across
multilaterals, NGOs, private foundations, philanthropies and
corporations to measure more than 100 crucial issues affecting
people's lives via the World Poll. As a result, the World Poll has
become an indispensable tool for global leaders and decision-makers
who need to understand the hopes, dreams and behaviors of the
people they serve.
Forward Looking
Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking information that
involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about the
Company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. There can
be no assurance that these efforts will be successful, benefit the
Company and its stockholders, or improve over time. Hologic
expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements presented
herein to reflect any changes in expectations or events, conditions
or circumstances on which any such data or statements are
based.
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