The traditional focus on women’s health tends to emphasise only their healthcare needs. But women are important providers – as much as they are recipients – of healthcare in their homes and wider communities. This involvement is undervalued economically, politically and culturally. Data analysed from 32 countries, constituting about 52% of the world’s population, and reported in the Lancet Commission on Women and Health, shows that women contribute around US $3 trillion in healthcare annually. The report is the culmination of three years’ work and represents an important milestone in the consideration of some of the key issues affecting women and their role in society.

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