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Congreso Futuro: Addressing Gynecological Violence Against Women with Disabilities

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Researchers are studying gynecological and obstetric violence faced by women with disabilities in the healthcare system.
  • A consortium led by the BrainLat at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez will receive significant funding from the U.S. National Institute on Aging to study Alzheimer's patients across seven countries.
  • The discussion also touched upon the work of ReDLat 2, an international consortium focused on neurological research.

A significant discussion at Congreso Futuro highlighted the critical issue of gynecological and obstetric violence experienced by women with disabilities within the healthcare system. Pía Rodríguez, an academic from Universidad de Las Américas and a researcher at Instituto Micare and Núcleo Disca, shared her work on this pressing topic.

Her research sheds light on the specific challenges and abuses faced by women with disabilities, underscoring a critical gap in equitable healthcare access and treatment. The conversation emphasized the need for greater awareness and systemic changes to protect vulnerable populations.

Additionally, the program featured Agustín Ibáñez, the leader of ReDLat 2. This international consortium, spearheaded by BrainLat at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, is set to receive historic funding from the U.S. National Institute on Aging. The funding will support a large-scale study involving thousands of Alzheimer's patients across seven countries in the Americas, aiming to advance understanding and treatment of the disease.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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