Burjeel Holdings Convenes UNGA Roundtable on $1 Trillion Women's Health Gap
New York – September 25, 2026 -- Global healthcare, investment, philanthropy and government leaders convened at a roundtable on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly to address a women's health gap that the World Economic Forum projects could exceed $1 trillion annually by 2040 if unaddressed. The session, titled "The $1 Trillion Case for Women's Health," was convened by Burjeel Holdings, a super-specialty healthcare provider operating across the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Ambassador Reema Bandar Al-Saud calls for lifelong, integrated women's healthcare investment
HRH Ambassador Reema Bandar Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia's envoy to the United States, opened the roundtable with a virtual address urging governments to treat women's physical and mental health as interconnected rather than episodic. She argued that no nation can rely on half its population to drive economic growth while leaving their healthcare needs to chance.