Trump and Melania launch women's health task force and NIH division
Summarised from 4 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 19 Oct, 18:14 · Archive
President Trump signed an executive order creating a women's health division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House task force.
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump signed an executive order on Monday in the Rose Garden creating a women's health division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House Women's Health Task Force. The task force will hold its first meeting Monday afternoon. Melania Trump said the initiative will establish 'a new standard for women's health in America' and represents 'a transformative moment for women'.
The executive order directs research funding toward diseases affecting women disproportionately, calls for using artificial intelligence to speed medical discoveries, and aims to accelerate new therapies and make medical breakthroughs more affordable for women. The initiative targets maternal health, mental health, endometriosis, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, heart disease and stroke. No specific funding amounts were included in the order.
The task force will be led jointly by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. Wiles recently announced she is free from breast cancer after a diagnosis in March. Trump praised his wife's 'extraordinary leadership and skills', saying she conceived the idea for the initiative and shaped it in consultation with physicians and federal officials.
Melania Trump said: 'Previous generations fought for women's rights. Our generation will fight to discover the cures that will ensure a woman can live her life in health and to the fullest.' Trump expressed surprise that a women's health division did not already exist at NIH. 'Who the hell wouldn't have a women's health division?' he said. It is not yet clear how much funding will be directed to the various aspects of the initiative.
How it is being reported
- Trump and Melania’s awkward speech on women’s health — and the comical hypocrisy behind itThe president signed a supposedly ‘historic’ executive order on Monday. But when you read the details, writes Holly Baxter , a very different story emergesIndependent World · 19 Oct, 18:19
- Trump, first lady announce women’s health initiativePresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump announced a women's health initiative on Monday during an event in the White House lawn.UPI · 19 Oct, 18:08
- Trump launches women's health division within NIH alongside Melania TrumpPresident Trump is launching a new initiative alongside first lady Melania Trump to create a women's health division within the National Institutes of Health. CBS News' Natalie Brand has more.CBS News · 19 Oct, 17:58
- Trump creates new women’s health division at NIH and taps Susie Wiles to lead task forceThe president called the initiative a ‘historic action’ and praised First Lady Melania Trump’s work on itIndependent World · 19 Oct, 17:57
- Trump signs executive order on women's health"Who the hell wouldn't have a women's health division?" President Trump said Monday.CBS News · 19 Oct, 16:59
- Donald Trump signs executive order creating NIH task force as Melania unveils ‘new standard for women’s health in America’President Trump and his wife signed the executive order together that will create the task force and a National Institutes of Health division focused on women's health.New York Post · 19 Oct, 16:31
In this story: Donald Trump · Melania Trump · Susie Wiles · Robert Kennedy Jr. · National Institutes of Health · White House
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