Topics in the World Health Summit 2019 program include the impact of climate change on health, improving health systems in Africa and around the world, the fight against antimicrobial resistance, digital health, and implementing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Speakers at the World Health Summit are leading experts from politics, science, business, and civil society.
At the opening ceremony Sunday evening, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said: “We want to make the European voice in global health heard. The role of the EU in international fora, such as the World Health Organization, must be increased.”
Heyo Kroemer, CEO of Charité – Universitätsmedizin, explained that Berlin has become a hotspot for global health: "I’m convinced that global health has become the important topic connecting medicine, universities, the private sector, and NGOs."
World Health Summit President Detlev Ganten also made clear how important collaboration is, stating that problems can only be solved if politics, science, civil society, and the private sector work together: “Now is the time to act and take responsibility.”
The second day of the World Health Summit, Monday Oct. 28, will feature insights on the impact of climate change on health, digital innovations like artificial intelligence in healthcare, and take a closer look at Africa. Startups will also present their ideas to an international audience.
The World Health Summit was founded in 2009 at Charité and is held under the high patronage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
