25/07/2026
Over the last six months, the Black Women's Health Collective team, Professor Dr Jenny Douglas, Naz Medical Director Dr Vanessa Apea, and Naz Policy and Programmes Manager and BWHM Coordinator Christina Ganotakis, have travelled to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Wales to meet with Black folks working in and passionate about achieving equitable health outcomes for Black women across the life course.
"To the people who joined us in-person and online in Glasglow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast, and Wales, we thank you for sharing your reflections, ideas, desires, and grief. We are excited to continue building the community of the Collective together, and to introduce the next iteration of the Manifesto, shaped by the voices of Black women across the four nations and Republic of Ireland.
We are pleased to share that we will continue building community, capacity, and influence together as we've secured some funding to host regional conferences in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales in 2027. At these conferences, we’ll share the updated Manifesto and have workshops and seminars across Black women’s health research, programming, and wellness activities."
If you are interested in joining the Collective and/or getting involved with our activities, please email Christina Ganotakis at [email protected]