President Donald Trump on Monday directed the federal government to increase research on women’s health, alongside first lady Melania Trump at the White House. PBS NewsHour reported that the action created a new task force on women’s health research and said the initiative had been pushed by the first lady.
The New York Times described Melania Trump as announcing a White House women’s health initiative. The reports did not provide details of the task force’s membership, budget or research goals. The Times said women’s organizations and patient groups had for years called for greater federal spending on women’s health.