CMedical Women’s Health founder and gynaecologist Madeleine Engen has been awarded the Women’s Health Prize at this year’s HER Conference & Awards — one of Norway’s leading honours for women entrepreneurs.
Madeleine Engen wins the Women’s Health Prize. The prize was presented at HER Awards, organised by HER – Hun Etablerer Ressursprogrammet, led by Donna Kastrati. HER Awards honours remarkable women who have taken risks, challenged norms and created lasting impact through their companies.
The jury’s reasoning
The jury particularly highlighted CMedical’s comprehensive and focused commitment to women’s health throughout the life course, and the model of interdisciplinary expert teams in gynaecological conditions, surgery and fertility treatment — all under one roof. A model that makes it possible to meet women where they are, with the expertise they actually need. Madeleine Engen wins the Women’s Health Prize 2026.
A centre of expertise built on a calling
Madeleine Engen is a gynaecologist specialising in urogynaecology and founder of CMedical Women’s Health — with centres of expertise in Oslo and Stockholm. Through the Instagram account @kvinnelegen she reaches more than 34,000 followers every day with evidence-based knowledge about the body, health and rights, and breaks down taboos that have long held important conversations back.
The need is real
The reality Madeleine Engen is fighting is clear: women live 25% of their lives in poorer health than men, and in Norway women are on sick leave 74% more often. Not because they are weaker — but because women’s health has long been under-prioritised, low status and insufficiently researched. CMedical was built to change this: by reducing the time from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment, and giving women a more precise and accessible healthcare offering throughout life. All clinicians at CMedical are hand-picked for their commitment and heart for their field.
Thank you to everyone who makes it possible
“We are incredibly grateful that our work is being noticed. Thank you to all partners, CMedical staff and our patients who share their stories and inspire us every day to keep working towards our goal: to improve women’s health across the Nordic region,” says Madeleine Engen. The prize is a recognition not only of one person, but of a whole team and a movement. The work continues.