Formation 1996 Legal status Registered charity | Founder Peg Maguire Location Dublin, Ireland | |
Purpose Positively influencing health policy at the European Parliament, European Commission and works with other International Organisations and Agencies to ensure health and well being of all people are and remain a priority issue. Has a special interest in sex and gender issues and their impact on health. Headquarters 33 Pearse St., Dublin 2, Ireland |
The European Institute of Women's Health (EIWH) is a women's and family health policy development institution. It was established in 1996, primarily to ensure women's and indeed all aspects of family health and well being were on the European and national member parliament's agendas. The EIWH, is an NGO, established as a company, no shares. Its administrative office is based in Dublin, Ireland and it is a registered charity.
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Its work is aimed at positively influencing the European Parliament, European Commission and other international organisations and agencies to ensure the health, well being of women in particular and their families are and remain a priority issue. They actively work to promote increased understanding of the roles of sex and gender as ways of increasing understanding, managing and so improving health for all.
Advisory Roles
The EIWH has a number of advisory roles to other organisations. This activity includes its work with: