Auckland Women's Health Council

The health needs of women/wāhine in the New Zealand are not being adequately met. Many women do not have accessible, affordable, available, and culturally appropriate and acceptable health care. Beyond this, an unacceptable number of women are harmed in some way – often extremely seriously – by their experiences of health care, and many more have their basic health care rights breached.

Founded in 1988, Auckland Women’s Health Council is a charity with a commitment to women’s health issues. We provide a voice on women’s health issues, focussing on improving women’s health and women’s health outcomes.

We provide evidence-based information on a wide variety of women’s health issues through our freely available Newsletter, on our website (https://www.womenshealthcouncil.org.nz) and on Facebook. We advocate for women and women’s health through a wide variety of submissions on policy and legislation. We actively engage with New Zealand’s health agencies to improve women’s health and health outcomes and ensure women/wāhine have accessible, affordable, available, and culturally appropriate and acceptable health care. We staunchly advocate for women’s right to make truly informed decisions about their health and well-being and their health care.

We need your help to continue our important work for the women/wāhine of Aotearoa New Zealand.