World Health Summit 2019

2.500 Participants - 300 Speakers - 100 Nations - 50 Sessions

October 27 - 29, Kosmos, Berlin, Germany

Key Note Opening Ceremony

Patronage

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
 

Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron
President of the French Republic
 

Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker
President of the European Commission
 

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)

World Health Summit Presidents

Ali Jafarian

Ali Jafarian
Chancellor (until 2017), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
 

Detlev Ganten

Detlev Ganten
Founding President,
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Central Topics

  • Climate Change and Health
  • Transforming Human Capital: Investing in Health and Education
  • Universal Health Coverage: Expanding Rights and Access
  • Health is a Political Choice: The Future of Health Policy in the G7/G20 and other Political Venues
  • SDG 3: The Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All
  • Focus Africa: Building Capacities and Strong Institutions
  • Digital Health: Shaping Society and the Modern Economy

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Program

M8 Alliance Declaration

Partners

We would like to thank each and every partner who contributes to the World Health Summit.

Photos and Videos

Gunilla Carlsson
Soumya Swaminathan
Key Note Tedros 2019
Summit Night M8 Alliance Hosts
Key Note Tedros Kroemer
Key Note Opening Ceremony
Panel Discussion Barr
Key Note Tedros
Key Note Opening Ceremony Ganten Spahn
Panel Discussion Tadesse
Discussion on stage
Eckart von Hirschhausen on stage
Thomas B. Cueni on stage
Bernd Montag on stage
Heyo Kroemer on stage
Magda Robalo
Speaker Photo
Discussion on stage
Dancers from Uganda
Former and New Hosts on stage
Participants
Discussion on stage
Margaret Chan
Audience Question

Media

Publications

Initiatives

Launches

Memorandum of Understanding between WHO and Charité

At the World Health Summit 2019, the World Health Organization and Charité signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Global Health. They will continue working together to accelerate progress in health-related Sustainable Development Goals through promoting and supporting WHO’s five-year strategic plan (2019-2023) during the World Health Summit. As part of the collaboration, the World Health Summit will serve as a platform to provide annual updates on the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All, an initiative of 12 leading international agencies to coordinate their activities to improve global health and meet health-related SDG targets.

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Tedros Kroemer Signing

Satellite Events

Symposium on the Roles of Germany and Japan in Global Health

Organized by:

Japanisch Deutsches Zentrum Berlin, Logo
Graduate Institute Geneva, logo
Institute for Global Health Policy Research, logo

German-East European Healthcare Symposium

Organized by:

Logo: Ostausschuss Osteuropaverein
GHA German Health Alliance

DNDi & Founders’ Symposium: Discussion and Anniversary Reception

Organized by:

Logo: DNDi

Introducing the Global Health Hub Germany - A New Networking Platform for Global Health Actors

Organized by:

Logo: Global Health Hub Germany

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Good Health for All

Organized by:

Berlin Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften

German-African Healthcare Forum

Organized by:

Logo: Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft
GHA German Health Alliance

World Health Summit Regional Meeting

Logo: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Host: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Date:  April 29-30, 2019
Location:  Kish Island, Iran

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