The German Roentgen Society (DRG) is launching a nationwide campaign for better healthcare for women. The "Radiology and Women's Health" campaign aims to promote the visibility of radiology’s contributions to women’s healthcare in early detection, diagnostics, the planning of care, and treatment.
"Gender-sensitive medicine is not an option, but a prerequisite for quality and justice in care," said DRG President Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuhl. "Radiology makes a central contribution to this -- through precise diagnostics, through the avoidance of misdiagnoses and through gentle, organ-preserving therapies. It is precisely this contribution for women that we want to make more visible with the campaign."
The public campaign will launch with a joint expert forum with the Tagesspiegel around International Women's Day on 8 March 2026, during which representatives from medicine, politics, science, self-help, and the media will discuss access, quality, prevention, and innovation in women's health.
According to the DRG, focused dialogue with patient advocacy and self-help groups will be an essential part of the campaign, aimed at prioritizing patients’ informed decisions about their care and underscoring radiologists’ role as a partner in patient care.
The campaign will emphasize that radiology’s role in women’s healthcare is not solely about conditions such as breast cancer, uterine fibroids, or endometriosis. Radiology’s role also encompasses areas in which women have been historically underserved due to having different risk factors and symptoms from men, such as vascular and cardiovascular diseases.
The campaign will also stress the critical role in women’s healthcare that radiology plays through offering minimally invasive treatment options that can replace or eliminate surgical interventions for such conditions as uterine fibroids or chronic pelvic pain.
The DRG plans to offer patient-centered, correct, and easy-to-understand campaign materials, including a patient flyer and bundled content on its patient portal, which is aimed at providing accessible information about radiological examination and treatment options. Additionally, the portal will also serve as a point of contact for finding specialized radiology centers, the DRG said.
An interview with Dr. Kuhl about the campaign is available on the DRG website.
