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Women: the forgotten health professionals

Nearly 800,000 people watched the report broadcast on France 5 on April 20, 2021 to discover the health inequalities reserved for women. It's one of the best ratings ever for Le Monde en Face. Our messages are getting through.

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Women's health is precious and must be considered a social issue, until such time as certain unequal situations, inherited from practices of another era, are resolved. By transforming ourselves into hummingbirds of prevention, we will bring about a change in the way women's specific symptoms are taken into account, in cardiovascular disease as in other pathologies. Thanks to Véronique Preault for her determination in making this film, to Galaxie Presse, to France 5, to all the teams at the Lille University Hospital Heart-Lung Institute, to Nathalie Assez, to Christophe Sadoine and to Dominique, patient of Pr Claire Mounier-Vehier. Let's always keep in mind what she says to her in this poignant moment of the report, "you have to learn to take care of yourself, accept to take time for yourself, it's important."
Replay with this link https://www.france.tv/documentaires/science-sante/2387159-femmes-les-oubliees-de-la-sante.html

 
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