Key Issues

The World Health Summit promotes a science-driven and broad approach to global health development with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its core. Our key issues are therefore interdisciplinary, science-based, and cross-sectoral. They are vital to set the global health agenda for the years to come.

Health for All

  • UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Human Rights and Equity in Global Health
  • Universal Health Coverage
  • Women’s and Children’s Health
  • Humanitarian Health, Peace and Safety
  • Migration, Displacement and Human Mobility
  • Youth as Leaders for Global Health

Health, Environment and Sustainability

  • Food Security, Food Systems & Nutrition
  • Planetary Health and One Health
  • Climate Change and Health

Health in All Policies

  • Digital Transformation of Health and Artificial Intelligence
  • Geopolitics, Multilateralism, Health and Foreign Policy
  • Investing in Global Health

Health Systems

  • Health Systems Strengthening and Resilience
  • Global Health Security
  • Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
  • Access to Essential Medicines, Diagnostics and Vaccines
  • Workforce in Global Health
  • Patient Safety

Science, Research and Innovation

  • Trust in Science and Global Health
  • Research, Technologies & Innovation for Global Health
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Disease Burden: Noncommunicable Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing