On March 17, 2022, the Interagency Gender Working Group’s Male Engagement Task Force (METF) hosted the webinar “Rethinking Men’s and Boys’ Healthcare Access and Use.”
The ability and willingness of men and boys to access health information, services, and products is influenced by wide-ranging factors, including social and gender norms and health system infrastructure. In this webinar, speakers showcased insights and learnings from global research and programming that supports men and boys in help-seeking behaviors and healthcare access and use across health areas, including family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH); HIV/AIDS; and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH). Speakers also highlighted how to address gender and power dynamics and other social and structural factors that influence men’s and boys’ access and use. More than 190 attendees learned about best, promising, and emerging practices to facilitate and support men and boys as they seek and receive healthcare, and how to apply these practices to their own work. Featured presentations highlighted work happening globally and specifically in Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Nigeria.