Every Monday we share a quick “best of” from the week that was with our Inner Circle members. What’s trending in the Femtech Insider community and beyond? We’ve got you covered! In this week's brief we talk about Femtech in the UAE, plus...
- KKF's 2021 Employer Health Benefits Survey
- Psychedelics Resources
- Event: Trends at the Intersection of Beauty and Women's Health
8 Femtech Startups in the UAE We're Watching Right Now
Over the past few weeks Organon launched a femtech accelerator addressing the MENA region, Nabta Health’s Sophie Smith kicked off 2022 Angels, an angel investing initiative in MENAT, Asian Femtech NGO Femtech Up is looking to branch out into the Middle East with the support of Dubai-based DellaHQ founder Karen Heng and a few European early stage startups are starting to explore opportunities and expand in the region. Reason enough for us to have a closer look and dedicate our latest femtech round-up to the region, more specifically the UAE.
👉 Meet 8 Femtech Startups Revolutionizing Women's Health in the UAE
Know another company active in the UAE, that should be on this list? Let us know!
Upcoming Events
"In this session we want to take a look beyond what is, explore what's next and identify trends at the intersection of beauty and women's health together with Beauty Independent Senior Editor Claire McCormack."
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Resources: Psychedelics
After our event last week we had a couple of questions about how to stay up to date on developments in the psychedelics space, so we thought we'd share a few of the recommendations from our guest Eastra Health's Pamela Hadfield with you!
Doubleblind: A print magazine and digital media company covering psychedelics and all they intersect with, from healthcare disparities to the climate crisis.
Psychedelic Support: Explore the world of Psychedelic Therapy through our leading directory of providers, groups, and accredited education.
Thirdwave: Psychedelic Education, Support & Community
KFF's 2021 Employer Health Benefits Survey
KFF released its Employer Health Benefits Survey last week. In terms of trends we found these findings particularily noteworthy:
Employers made changes to their health promotion and wellness programs to adapt to the circumstances their workers faced during the pandemic, such as remote work. 55% percent of firms with 50 or more employees made some type of change to their health promotion and wellness programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including 17% that added a new digital program or digital content to their program and 43% that provided or expanded on-line counseling services for emotional or financial distress, relationship issues, or other stressful situations.
Looking ahead to 2022, the pandemic has not ended but the uncertainties seem fewer than at the beginning of 2021. One issue for both employment and health benefits is whether some of the changes brought about by the pandemic will endure. It was already apparent before the pandemic that more of the workforce could do their jobs remotely, but the pandemic proved the point. Whether and how employers structure benefits to support a potentially more far-flung workforce will be an important topic for the next few years.
👉 You can read the full report here.
