on Women’s Health and the Canadian Women’s Health Network. Similar organizations exist all

The concept of ‘women’s health ’ is extremely broad, comprising all aspects of healthcare that are more likely to affect women. The recognition of the fact that women have specific healthcare needs is not new, but awareness of women’s health issues received a new impetus in 1994, when the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) created the Office of Women’s Health (OWH). OWH has funded health awareness projects throughout the U.S.A., as well as research into breast and ovarian cancer, women and HIV, women and cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis. Nowadays, there are many organizations focused o