MMH 針對傑出女性與女性社會企業家的相關行動

醫療保健挑戰 — 新的轉折

你聽說過「傑出女性創辦人夏季學校」 (Top Female Founders Summer School) 嗎？這是由百靈佳殷格翰奧地利分公司推動的培訓計畫，旨在為傑出女性提供面臨醫療保健挑戰時所需要的技能和知識。這項綜合教育計畫由八位備受推崇的學界與業界夥伴聯合實施，為期三週的線上課程涵蓋需求導向創新、設計思考、商業模式創新，以及利益關係人管理等主題。參與者還將受邀至奧地利維也納，進行為期一週的深入小組培訓，百靈佳殷格翰將安排導師為她們的後續任務進行指導。

Peter Bencsik 解釋道：「我們意識到此類培訓的需求極高，而女性賦權也是百靈佳殷格翰的重要主題之一。我們收到來自 50 多個國家、逾 230 份申請。經過仔細篩選，我們線上培訓了 100 名參與者，並邀請 80 多名參與者前往維也納，與其他女性新創企業創辦人和傑出女性領袖進行互動，並建立強健的支持網絡。」

與社會企業家合作，是發展變革技能的契機 Karen Edelmann-Stergiou 博士，醫學博士與獸醫，現任百靈佳殷格翰全球醫藥品質稽核部門（QMS與法規）負責人，表示：「與社會企業家合作，是一個發展我個人變革者技能的獨特機會。」

由性別視角探討心理健康議題

「身為女性，哪些經歷曾對您的心理健康產生影響？」

去年秋天，由智利阿育王 Ashoka 研究員 Nerea de Ugarte 領導的「女性大聲說」Women Out Loud  ( Mujeres en Voz Alta）活動，讓全球西班牙語系女性有機會討論這個問題。該活動的目標是揭示女性心理健康所面臨的挑戰，不僅是個人問題，更是結構性問題。

Nerea 希望透過更多女性分享她們的故事，來深入了解影響女性情緒與心理健康的社會因素。來自超過 13 個國家的 300 多份陳述被收集並展示在虛擬白板上，供大家觀看。這些故事揭示了代代相傳的經歷，包括虐待、缺乏安全居所及職場騷擾等。然而，這些痛苦的經歷卻成為推動變革的動力。

一個學習社群目前正在制定宣言，強調其研究發現，並呼籲採取行動。召集人希望透過集體力量來應對這些問題，並期待能促進政策改革及政府層面的預防機制。雖然該計畫目前僅在西班牙語區域實施，但其模式具有全球推廣潛力，助力重新構思應對女性心理健康問題的方式。

1,285 人參加了百靈佳殷格翰與三個非政府組織合作舉辦的急救培訓。在為期兩天的培訓中，學員學習了燒傷處理、動物咬傷急救、發炎症狀辨識等技能，並了解如何幫助他人維持健康。

2,377 名年輕女性及母親參加了心理健康培訓，課程中包含預防自殺的知識。此外，培訓還包含烹飪課程，講師在課堂中分享健康飲食習慣、營養知識及衛教內容，讓參與者在安全可靠的環境中學習。

5,040 名男性和女性分別參加了性健康、生殖健康、衛生教育等培訓課程，這些課程也涵蓋了毒品與酗酒問題。She4Him 和 Him4Her 計畫採取綜合方法，讓男女彼此學習，從平等視角看待各自面臨的挑戰，從而促進更健康的生活方式。

SHORT BITES FROM  AROUND THE GLOBE

HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES – NEW TWISTS

Have you heard of the Top Female Founders Summer School? It is a Boehringer Ingelheim Austria driven training program to empower and equip top female talents with the necessary skills and knowledge needed to address healthcare challenges. The comprehensive education program is run by eight esteemed academic and industry partners. A three-week online phase covers needs-led innovation, design thinking, business model innovation, and stakeholder management. The participants are invited to Vienna for a week of in-depth group work, involving Boehringer Ingelheim mentors to complement their assignments.

“We recognized that there is a significant demand for such trainings, and female empowerment is an important topic at our company. We received more than 230 applications from 50+ countries. After careful selection, we trained 100 participants online, as well as 80+ learners who were invited to Vienna to connect with fellow female start-up founders and accomplished women leaders, establishing a strong support network.”, explains Peter Bencsik.

MORE THAN 80 blind and visually impaired women conduct breast cancer examinations together with gynaecologists and clinics. Discovering Hands, a German MMH Fellowship, leverages their unique tactile skills, capable of detecting even the smallest abnormalities.

Dr. med. vet. Karen Edelmann-Stergiou, Global Quality Medicine (QMS & Compliance), Boehringer Ingelheim

“WORKING WITH A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR HAS BEEN A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO DEVELOP MY OWN CHANGEMAKER SKILLS.” 

A GENDER PERSPECTIVE ON MENTAL HEALTH

“AS A WOMAN, WHAT EXPERIENCES HAVE LEFT A MARK ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH?”

Spanish-speaking women around the world were asked this question in the fall of last year during the Women Out Loud (Mujeres en Voz Alta) campaign, a project led by Ashoka Fellow Nerea de Ugarte from Chile. The goal of the campaign was to demonstrate that personal experiences and the subsequent effects on women’s mental health are not only an individual, but also a structural problem.

Nerea wanted women to share their stories to better understand the social factors impacting their emotional well-being and mental health. More than 300 statements were shared from over 13 countries and the results were displayed on a virtual whiteboard, accessible to all. A look at them initially leaves the reader surprised: their experiences tell of abuse over generations, the absence of safe places, harassment in the workplace, and much more. But it is precisely because of this frightening accummulation that they serve as an excellent starting point for making fundamental changes.

A learning community is now working on creating a manifesto to highlight their findings with a call to action. Ultimately, the initiators hope to create new mechanisms for collective problem-solving and see that these drive a tangible policy change and co-create government interventions. The project is currently limited to the Spanish-speaking world, but has potential for replication in other regions, catalyzing a global reframing around how we could better approach women’s mental health.

1,285 participants were trained in First Aid through Boehringer Ingelheim colleagues in close collaboration with three local NGO partners. Over two days, community members learned how to treat burns, animal bites, discover inflammations, or how to place people in the recovery position.

2,377 young women and mothers participated in mental health sessions, including suicide prevention. These sessions were run in combination with cooking classes, where sharing about eating habits, nutrition, and hygiene established a safe and trustful environment.

5,040 women and men participated in individual but interlinked health trainings. The focus was on sexual and reproductive health, hygiene, and drug and alcohol abuse. The She4Him and Him4Her trainings are an integrated approach: good health for men and women is only possible if both genders learn from each other and their individual challenges are equally considered.