By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-10-19 15:36:15 | Updated at 2026-10-19 16:26:06
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Melania Trump announced a new task force designed to overhaul the federal government’s approach to women’s health.
It will “improve outcomes in all phases of life” and establishes “a new standard for women’s health in America,” the First Lady said during a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.
President Trump and his wife signed the executive order together that will create the task force and a National Institutes of Health division focused on women’s health.
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, attends an event about women’s health, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, October 19, 2026, in Washington. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
President Trump and his wife signed the executive order together that will create the task force and a National Institutes of Health division focused on women’s health. AFP via Getty ImagesHe praised his wife’s “extraordinary leadership and skills,” saying the First Lady will “help improve the health of our nation’s women and girls.”
The task force will be led by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who recently announced that she is free from breast cancer, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
The task force will hold its first meeting Monday afternoon in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
The order will direct research funds toward finding cures to diseases that affect women in a disproportionate way; use AI to enhance medical research; accelerate the process of getting therapies from the lab to women; ensure women can afford medical treatment and expand education around women’s health.
