Traditionally, healthcare has been based on the male body, which has led to a lack of knowledge about the female body. The lack of knowledge about the female body has a major impact on the quality of life of women, but also has a major social and societal impact. In this Thesis Lab we explore how we can prioritize women’s health at all stages of life - from maternal and child care to adult and elderly care.The Lab addresses health challenges in both high- and low-resource settings, with special attention to digitalization, (technical) innovation, and sustainability. We aim to contribute to the improvement of healthcare for women and to effectively translate these improvements to healthcare in low-resource environments.
The lack of knowledge about the female body has a major impact on the quality of life of women, but also has a major social and societal impact. In this Thesis Lab we explore how we can prioritize women’s health at all stages of life - from maternal and child care to adult and elderly care.
More details on the topics/challenges and possible research questions will be provided in the promotional booklet, which will be published here when application opens on September 15th!
Main Challenge
How can we improve women’s health in low and high resources settings, with digitalization, (technical) innovation and sustainability?
Caseholders
Medical Delta is a transdisciplinary collaboration involving more than 1,000 participants from Erasmus University, Erasmus MC, TU Delft, LUMC, Leiden University, and four universities of applied sciences in Zuid-Holland.Together with businesses, healthcare institutions, and governments, Medical Delta works on innovative solutions for sustainable healthcare.
The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus alliance is in the perfect position to contribute in an interdisciplinary way to the urgent global challenges we nowadays face. Not only locally, but worldwide. LDE Global closely collaborates with partners in Africa, South- and Southeast-Asia and Latin-America on topics such as Health, Water, Energy, Housing, Climate, Migration, Heritage and more.
