Kriti Sanon impactful speech at World Health Summit

Kriti Sanon impactful speech at World Health Summit. Kriti Sanon who is the UNFPA India’s Honorary Ambassador for Gender Equality, became the first Indian celebrity to address the World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin.

As a keynote speaker, Kriti spoke on “Women’s Health – Global Wealth: Catalyzing Returns on Bold Investments.” In the caption, she wrote: "Women make up for half the humanity! It’s high time we invest in women’s health and include them equally while testing medicines, healthcare and safety technologies!

Had the pleasure and honour of being a keynote speaker at the World Health Summit as UNFPA India’s honorary ambassador for Gender Equality. Glad I could throw some light on a topic that needs all the attention- Women’s health. 🙏🏻 It was a pleasure meeting Madame Executive Director UNFPA Ms. Diene Keita — the warmth in your aura and hope in your voice is infectious ma’am!"

In a part of her speech, Kriti said how women are 50% more likely than men to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack. She also shared that in the area of car safety, women are 40% likely to be seriously injured in car crashes because for decades crash-dash dummies were designed on the basis of the average man. highlighted the urgent need to prioritize women's health, which remains chronically underfunded despite representing half the world's population. She shared data underscoring the economic imperative of investing in women’s health: for every $300 million invested, the return is $13 billion. Every dollar yields at least nine dollars in economic gains.