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Press accreditation open for the world’s leading global health conference
At the World Health Summit 2024 from October 13-15 in Berlin, leading international representatives from a wide range of fields will discuss the most pressing issues in global health. Under the motto “Building Trust for a Healthier World”, the focus is on a healthier future for all. On the agenda, among other things: Pandemic threats and responses, mpox, health equity, climate change and health, artificial intelligence, antibiotic resistance and financing global health. Over 350 speakers and several thousand participants from all regions of the world from science, private sector, civil society and politics, including numerous ministers, are expected to attend.
Media representatives can apply now for on-site accreditation at:
https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/media/accreditation.html
A particular highlight will be the presentation of the first Investment Round of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the World Health Summit 2024. The aim of the Investment Round, which is co-hosted by Germany among others: To enable the WHO to prevent 40 million avoidable deaths caused by disease over the next four years through more reliable and at the same time more flexible funding. Speakers include German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
More information: https://www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/Program/Session/WHS2024/Signature-E...
The World Health Summit 2024 will once again offer a variety of launches, side meetings and special events.
More information: http://www.worldhealthsummit.org/summit/side-meetings/2024.html
WHS 2024 central topics include:
• From Pledges to Progress: Financing Global Health Solutions
• Antimicrobial Resistance: Roadmap to Future Resilience
• Empowering Futures: Strategies for Women's and Children's Health
• The Climate-Health Nexus: Pathways to Action for Equity
• Fostering Youth Leadership: Strengthening Voices for Impact
• Artificial Intelligence: A New Era in Digital Health
Program details: https://www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/Program/WHS2024
WHS 2024 speakers include:
• Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor, Germany
• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Karl Lauterbach, Federal Minister of Health, Germany
• Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
• John-Arne Røttingen, CEO, Wellcome Trust
• Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, Minister of Health, Malawi
• Obiageli Ezekwesili, CEO, Human Capital Africa
• Patrick Cramer, President, Max-Planck-Society
• Awa Marie Coll-Seck, President, Forum Galien Africa
• Peter Sands, Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, UNAIDS
• Helen Clark, Chair of the Board, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH)
• Victor J. Dzau, President, National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
More speakers: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/summit/speakers.html
Registration for on-site participation for participants:
https://www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/
The entire program with over 60 sessions will also be available live online for free for people around the world who may not be able to attend the event in person at https://www.worldhealthsummit.org.
Background
The World Health Summit is the international platform for global health. It brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future and well-being for all. The World Health Summit strengthens exchange, stimulates innovative solutions to health challenges, fosters global health as a key political issue, and promotes the global health debate in the spirit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The World Health Summit as a conference and strategic forum takes place every year in October in Berlin with around 3,000 participants on-site and more than 10,000 online and was founded in 2009 at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
The World Health Summit 2024 stands under the patronage of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The President of the World Health Summit is Prof. Axel R. Pries, the International Presidents 2024 are Prof. Sophia Zoungas and Prof. Christina Mitchell, Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Press Information
https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/media/presskit.html
Information on WHS 2024:
https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/summit.html
Please apply for on-site press accreditation by Wednesday, October 9:
https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/media/accreditation.html
Online participation is possible without accreditation.
The entire main program of the World Health Summit is open to the press.
World Health Summit 2024
October 13 – 15
JW Marriott Hotel Berlin
Stauffenbergstraße 26
10785 Berlin
https://www.worldhealthsummit.org
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Press contact
Christina Keppeler
communications@worldhealthsummit.org
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