Research visibility · Ghana + diaspora
HerWell Voices
Amplifying female health researchers in Ghana and the diaspora, making their work visible, their expertise discoverable and their next career-defining step more possible.
“The talent is here. The visibility, networks and practical support should be too.”
HerWell VoicesThe talent is not missing. The connective infrastructure is.
African women remain under-represented in research leadership, authorship, conference platforms and grant capture. Too often, Ghanaian and diaspora researchers are overlooked because visibility, networks and sponsorship are absent at crucial moments.
HerWell Voices is the research-amplification arm of HerWell. We make female health researchers visible, connected and resourced, from the first abstract and first conference to the first first-author paper and first grant.
Visibility is only the beginning.
HerWell Voices combines public recognition with practical career support and a clearer route for research to reach the women it concerns.
Meet the women asking the questions that matter.
A monthly, shareable profile: her question, her finding and why it matters for Ghanaian women.
↗Find the expert.
A searchable directory for journalists, conference organisers, funders and collaborators looking for Ghanaian and diaspora women in health research.
↗Turn strong research into a competitive abstract or grant.
Deadline-led virtual clinics that make abstract and grant writing more transparent, practical and achievable.
↗Remove the small barrier blocking the big moment.
Targeted help with conference registration, travel, professional editing and open-access publication fees.
↗Relationships that move careers forward.
Structured mentorship pairing diaspora researchers with Ghana-based early-career women, with a future fellowship and protected writing retreat.
↗Good science should travel beyond journals.
Clear, clinically reviewed summaries of women’s health research for readers in Accra, London and across the diaspora.
↘From published paper to practical knowledge.
Each summary turns a peer-reviewed women’s health paper into a clear two-minute read, prioritising work by Ghanaian and diaspora women researchers.
The headline
The one finding a reader should remember, written in plain language, not academic shorthand.
Why it matters
Why this research question matters to women in Ghana and the diaspora.
What the researchers did
Who was studied, where, how and how many, without unnecessary jargon.
What they found
The key results, with numbers translated into terms people can understand.
What it means for you
A clinically reviewed implication, such as a question to ask or a symptom on which to act.
The honest caveats
Clear limits, full citation and a direct link to the original paper.