164 Chapter 11 age worldwide of which half of cases are due to iron deficiency. Further actions are required to reach the World Health Assembly target of a 50% reduction of anemia in women of reproductive age by 2025 (Global nutrition targets 2025: anemia policy brief, 2014). This thesis adds some handles to set some steps on this challenging journey. Especially to create awareness with the self-BAT to evaluate bleeding disorders. Moreover, to use narrative medicine to gain more insight and connection with the patients suffering from HMB. Activities In performing the research for this thesis, we collaborated with a diverse interdisciplinary team, consisting of clinicians, patients, epidemiologists, medical humanities, and professional artists. This interdisciplinary collaboration has widened the scope of the research conducted. The results of the different studies in this thesis have been published in international scientific research journals. Furthermore, most of the studies and their results have been presented and discussed at (inter)national scientific meetings. To stimulate interdisciplinary cooperation between Care, Science, Education, The Arts and to promote dialogue in women’s healthcare a non-profit foundation ‘Junction- the Art of Care’ was founded. (www.junction.care ).
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