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Dear friends,
I have been heartened to see many leaders around the world making the health of our planet a priority, including at the G7 summit. Next month's UN Climate Action Summit is sure to put it at the top of even more world leaders’ agendas. Climate change and health has long been a priority for us at the World Health Summit, and this year it’s a particular focus, with two sessions on the topic.
The G7 summit also brought another major commitment to health: Germany will raise its Global Fund contribution to €1 billion, joining the EU, Canada, Italy, and Switzerland in stepping up investment in combating AIDS, TB, and malaria.
Health is a political choice, and these leaders show it's a feasible one.
In mid-September we celebrate the 250-year birthday of Alexander von Humboldt, the first scientist to develop an ecological understanding of nature. That holistic view still shapes our approach today: It is clear that we can no longer separate the health of people from the health of the planet.
See you at the World Health Summit 2019!
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Detlev Ganten
President
World Health Summit
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Date: October 27-29
Location: Berlin, Germany
Venue: Kosmos | Karl-Marx-Allee 131a
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See all confirmed speakers and the latest program details for over 50 sessions in our interactive online program. Hear insights on the most pressing issues in global health from:
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Diane Gashumba
Minister of Health, Rwanda
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Julio Daniel Mazzoleni Insfrán
Minister of Health, Paraguay
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Jeremy Farrar
Director, Wellcome Trust
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Annette Dixon
Vice President of Human Development, World Bank Group
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Ann Aerts
Head of the Novartis Foundation
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Michael Makanga
Executive Director, European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
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Bronwyn King
CEO, Tobacco Free Portfolios
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Peter Albiez
CEO, Pfizer Germany
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Camilla Stoltenberg
Director General, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Natasha Wang Mwansa
Junior Reporter and Advocate, Network on Child Rights and Development
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Ruxandra Draghia
Vice President, Public Health & Scientific Affairs, Global Vaccines, MSD
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Heyo Kroemer
Incoming CEO, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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Heyo Kroemer Will Assume Role as Charité CEO in September
Prof. Heyo Kroemer will take the helm at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin at the start of September. Don't miss his remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the World Health Summit.
Prof. Kroemer succeeds Prof. Karl Max Einhäupl, who held the CEO role for over a decade. Our warmest thanks to Prof. Einhäupl, a longtime friend of the World Health Summit, for his major contributions to health in Berlin and around the world.
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WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT SATELLITE EVENTS
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Several of our partners will host satellite events in the days surrounding the World Health Summit, featuring complimentary discussion of specific global health topics:
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Symposium on the Roles of Germany & Japan in Global Health
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October 25 | 10:00-16:30 | Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB)
Hosted by JDZB, the Graduate Institute Geneva, and iGHP/NCGM Tokyo, the symposium will reflect on impulses given by the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit and ask how both countries can contribute to global health.
Details and Registration
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German-East European Healthcare Symposium
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October 25 | 10:00-16:00 | Venue TBA
Organized by German Health Alliance and Ost-Ausschuss - Osteuropaverein der Deutschen Wirtschaft, the second German-East European Healthcare Symposium will focus on pediatrics, care for mothers and children, oncology, and digital medicine.
Details and Registration
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DNDi & Founders’ Symposium: Discussion and Anniversary Reception
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October 29 | 17:45-22:00 |
Kino International | Berlin
Connect, share insights, and celebrate the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative’s anniversary in the company of leading champions of universal health coverage and public interest R&D. The event is free of charge, but registration is required and on a first come, first served basis.
Details and Registration
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German-African Healthcare Forum
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October 30 | Hotel Riu Plaza Berlin
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft, in cooperation with the German Health Alliance, invites you to the sixth German-African Healthcare Forum. This year's main topic will be Healthcare Business: Partnerships with Multi-Sectoral Approaches.
Details and Registration
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InterAction Council Issues Manifesto to Secure a Healthy Planet for All
At a high-level meeting last month, the InterAction Council, an organization of former heads of state, launched A Manifesto to Secure a Healthy Planet for All – A Call for Emergency Action. The World Health Summit and M8 Alliance are among 30 organizations endorsing the initiative.
Details and Full Manifesto
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