Milestones
WHEC: A Chronology of Milestones and Collaborations Dedicated to women's well-being and health worldwide2001 -- 12th April; Established to undertake various projects / programs to improve women's health & status worldwide. 2002 -- 24th October; Online Peer-Reviewed Journal title: WomensHealthSection.com launched in &association with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and eclecTechs. 2003 -- 30th June; The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations of the Department of Public Information (DPI) approved Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC) for association with the Department. 2004 -- 9th January; The Executive Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Associated with The United Nations Department of Public Information acknowledged the mission of WHEC. 2005 -- 14th January; License for Publication signed with Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2006 -- 1st September; Sign Out column (Insights and reflections from thought leaders in obstetrics and gynecology) title: The Internet as a classroom in women's health, published in Contemporary OB/GYN (page 120). 2007 -- 10 October; Invited by Academic Partnership Unit / Academic Initiative Section of the United Nations to participate in the special edition focusing on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Article title: Improving Maternal Health through Education; has been accepted for publication by UN Chronicle. 2008 -- 29 February; Academic Partnership Unit / Academic Initiative Section / Outreach Division of the United Nations published the article title: Improving maternal Health Through Education -- Safe Motherhood is a Necessity; in UN Chronicle. 2009 --- 29 January to 26 February; Invited and participated in e-Discussion on Global Public Health jointly organized by United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP), as part of the preparatory process for the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (AMR).
Registered in the United States of America; offices opened in Springfield and Holyoke, Massachusetts.
1st December; Headquarter of Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC) at 300 Stafford Street, Suite 265, Springfield, MA opened its doors.
25th October; Letter of Support and Acknowledgement from the World Health Organization.
7th April; NGO Briefings on World Health Day at the United Nations presented about the mission of Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC) and its Online publication: WomensHealthSection.com.
1st July; the article regarding WomensHealthSection.com title: Internet health learning to improve women's health, published as a letter in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (page 557).
29th July; UN Chronicle published the article title: Safe Motherhood -- A Matter of Human Rights and Social Justice, as a lead article for the Millennium Development Goal # 5 (Improve Maternal Health).
25th August; Acknowledgment of the mission of Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC) by Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific (UN ESCAP).
7th December; Letter of Support and Acknowledgment from the United Nations University regarding e-learning publication WomensHealthSection.com.
Hospital Campus Medical Building
300 Stafford Street #265
Springfield, MA 01104
United States of America
Tel: 413-733-1177
www.womenshealthsection.com

