Trump creates NIH women’s health division at Melania’s initiative
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Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a women’s health division within the National Institutes of Health, an initiative developed by First Lady Melania Trump. The effort aims to expand research into women’s health and speed the development of treatments, while adding to Melania Trump’s growing role in White House policy.
The order also creates a task force involving health officials Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Mehmet Oz. The White House said it would address research gaps and improve care for women at every stage of life. The event was attended by, among others, Second Lady Usha Vance, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles; it is Melania Trump’s second major executive-order initiative, following her foster-care programme.
- Trump signed an order to expand women’s health research.
- It creates an NIH division and a federal task force.
- The initiative is Melania Trump’s second major executive-order project.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Trump gushes over Melania in rare joint White House appearance promoting women’s health”.