Parliamentarians from across the Commonwealth have called for stronger political action on menopause following the first in-person parliamentary meeting of the Global Menopause Caucus at the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Cape Town. The meeting, Breaking the Silence: Mobilising Commonwealth Action on Menopause, brought together parliamentarians and health experts to examine how political leadership can improve access to menopause information, care and support a

Parliamentarians from 29 countries have committed their support to Power in Menopause: A Global Declaration. The Global Health Caucus worked with colleagues at Power in Menopause to bring parliamentarians into the campaign because many of the barriers surrounding menopause require political solutions. The Declaration states, “The world can no longer tolerate the quiet suffering of half of the world’s population. No one should face menopause alone, uninformed, or untreated.” M