Sara Causevic, a postdoctoral fellow at Stockholm University Department of Public Health Sciences is a Lancet Commissioner.

One of the Lancet Commissioners is Sara Causevic, a postdoctoral fellow at Stockholm University Department of Public Health Sciences:

“Governments, donors, and multilateral organizations must, in our opinion, acknowledge that gender equality and health equity are crucial components of a long-lasting, sustainable path to peace," Causevic says.
Health equity and gender equality should be recognized and utilized as an integral part of national and international processes to promote peace and well-being, according to Causevic.

“This is especially true for peaceful societies like Sweden that have made significant investments globally in health and gender equality, and continue to do so, having the long-term perspective in mind," Causevic says.

The report is launched September 7, 9 – 11 in a webcast at the Wilson Center. 

Launch September 7

Speakers include the WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari; Former President of Finland, Tarja Halonen; Director of Program Advocacy and Communications for Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. Alaa Murabit; former USAID Counselor, Chris Milligan; Dr. Richard Horton and Pam Das from The Lancet; Director of the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative, Sarah Barnes; Wilson Center Fellow and lead report author, Valerie Percival; and Commissioners Carolyn Chisadza and Peter Friberg.

Håkan Soold