DOCSLIB.ORG

2Nd Meeting of the ACP Ministers of Health

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
2Nd Meeting of the ACP Ministers of Health 2nd Meeting of the ACP Ministers of Health Reflecting on Intra-ACP cooperation in Health in the post-2015 Development Agenda Brussels, February 23-26, 2015 Prof. Dr. Charles Yankah Professor of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Charite, Medical University Berlin, Germany Ambassador, World Health Summit President, African Cultural Institute & Pan-African Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (PASCaTS) Special Professor, Univ. of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa [email protected] How to heal the world? Leadership Transfer of Education, Science knowledge and & Technology know-how Change of Awareness behavior Prevention Preparednes & Early diagnosis quick response to National & global health crisis Universal Health commitments Coverage (WHO) The Global Health Forum G8 Meeting in Heiligendamm, Germany 2007 M8 Alliance 7 Vision: To Harness Academic Excellence to Improve Global Health 8 OUR NETWORK 9 WHS 2015 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 Patronage* . Angela Merkel (Germany) Academia . François Hollande (France) . Jean-Claude Juncker (European Commission) Private Civil Sector Society Policy Makers *Continuation requested 10 BASIC DATA . 200 speakers, 32 sessions + Berlin Health Week . 1,300 participants on-site + 2,500 via livestream from 90 countries . Whole WHS Network: > 16,000 health protagonists Former Speakers (selection) . José Manuel Barroso, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, John G. N. Seakgosing . Harald zur Hausen, Peter Agre, Aaron Ciechanover . Hasso Plattner, Josef Ackermann, Chris Viehbacher 11 OUR TRACKS 1. Education and Leadership Education is the basis for better health in populations. Scientists will have to become change agents, to improve health outcomes and enhance health equity. 2. Research and Innovation Health research is pivotal to create a supportive environment for sustainable economic growth. 12 OUR TRACKS 3. Evidence to Policy To advise policymakers, the health community needs to establish strong connections to all stakeholders on the basis of clear, well-designed research. 4. Global Health for Development Health must be treated as an essential, integral component of sustainable development and poverty reduction. 13 OUR TOPICS . Basic Biological & Medical Research . Public Health & Prevention . Clinical & Patient Research . Environment & Climate . Specific Diseases & Disorders . Lifestyle, Physical Activity, . Diagnostics & Therapy Nutrition . Medical Technology & Engineering . Patient Safety . Digital Health & Information . Healthcare Facilities Technology . Drugs & Vaccines . Education & Training . Regulatory Aspects . Health Policies & Systems . Health Visions, Strategies, Ethics . Translational Science & Medicine . Evolutionary Medicine 14 WHS PROGRAM 2015 – OVERVIEW (1) (VERSION: FEBRUARY 05, 2015) PLENARY HALL ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 WELTSAAL BRANDT ADENAUER STRESEMANN RATHENAU SUNDAY October 11, 2015 Reducing Newborn Antimicrobial Resistance: Big Data integration in Developing Young Start: 1pm Mortality The Economic Cost Systems Biology Leaders in Health Coffee Break (30min) TTIP: Challenges for Patient Safety: National Equity and Health Disaster Medicine Global Health Standards of Care Literacy End: 8pm Opening Ceremony & Reception (Start: 5pm) MONDAY October 12, 2015 Health in the post-2015 Mental Health: Sexual Violence: The Start: 9am Medical Education Value-Based Healthcare Development Agenda Evidence and Research health sector response Health in the post-2015 Development Agenda Lunch Break (90min) Healthy Aging and Ending the AIDS Health 2020: European Role of the Private Sector Global Health Security Prevention Epidemic by 2030 Policy for Health in UHC Keynotes Panel Discussions / Symposia Workshops The Digital Health End: 5:30pm Revolution 15 WHS PROGRAM 2015 – OVERVIEW (2) (VERSION: FEBRUARY 05, 2015) PLENARY HALL ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 WELTSAAL BRANDT ADENAUER STRESEMANN RATHENAU TUESDAY October 13, 2015 Health Policy in the G7 and Health and Nutrition - Civil Society Mobilization Non-Communicable Start: 9am Translational Research G20 Countries Implementing ICN2 for Health Diseases (NCDs) Health Policy in the G7 and G20 Countries Lunch Break (90min) Research Capacity Health Economics and Harmonizing Clinical Trial Health Reform in the Climate Change and Health Strengthening Health Financing Regulation Worldwide BRIC Countries Climate Change and Health End: 5:30pm Closing Ceremony & M8 Alliance Statement Keynotes Panel Discussions / Symposia Workshops 16 OUR ACTIVITIES World Health Summit, Berlin, annually in October (11-13 October in 2015) WHS Regional Meetings, annually in April: Singapore 2013 São Paulo 2014 Kyoto 2015 (13-14 April) Partner symposia / discussions throughout the year M8 / IAMP working groups on, e.g., medical education, healthy aging, climate change Additional Programs: Young Physician Leaders (with IAMP) New Voices in Global Health Next Generation of Science Journalists Award Publications / Results IAMP Statements, M8 Alliance Statements, WHS Session Reports, WHS Yearbook 17 STRENGHENING NORTH-SOUTH & SOUTH-SOUTH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WITH THE WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT (WHS) THE AIMS OF OUR COLLABORATION Jointly identify the major challenges of the healthcare issues and actively address these challenges by bringing together stakeholders from research, education, industry, politics, clinical care and many other disciplines to jointly develop strategies to tackle the major health care issues. Define the challenges of healthcare in the developing and emerging economies and improve collaboration The ensuing agenda of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are confounded by challenges of unsolved and newly emerging problems such as: "the demographic shift to an ageing society; new types of epidemics, such as obesity, mental ill-health (dementia, Alzheimer disease), myocardial infarction and strokes, cancer, violence and injury in developed and developing countries, the Ebola epidemics in West Africa, HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, the rising costs of health care, climate change and its health consequences and the worldwide economic crisis and its serious threats to the health of populations across the globe. These are high on the agenda of the World Health Summit. 18 FINDING SOLUTIONS TO SHAPING HEALTH POLICIES AND FACE CHALLENGES IN DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 5.1. Provision of useful guidelines for policy makers for shaping their strategic plans in strengthening capacity building programs in research and clinical science towards achieving the sustainable developing goals (SDGs) agenda of the UNO. 5.2. Regular seminars on leadership and governance in collaboration with professional organizations to strengthening healthcare efficiency in communicable (CD) and non- communicable diseases (NCD). 5.3. Develop network of leading personalities, health institutions and professional organizations across academia, industry, politics, and civil society with the health institutions of the M8 Alliance. 5.4. Integration of disaster medicine into the medical school curriculum focused on crisis preparedness, response, and inclusion of the society in the training programs. 19 FINDING SOLUTIONS TO SHAPING HEALTH POLICIES AND FACE CHALLENGES IN DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 5.5. Promotion of international medical teams to strengthening healthcare delivery in specialized fields also in the context of south-to-south development cooperation in the ACP States. 5.6. Promotion of health information systems (HIS): Generation of database. 5.7. Telemedicine: Application of the modern communication systems to improve healthcare, health education, transfer of knowledge and expertise and a sustainable networking and partnership. 5.8. Promotion of infrastructure maintenance in healthcare systems to ensure patient safety and efficient healthcare delivery. 20 IAP InterAcademy Partnership Research/ Science Health Reports Regional Networks Asia/ Europe Americas Africa Pacific Member academies 21 Recent IAMP statements include: Joint IAP/IAMP Statement "Antimicrobial Resistance: A Call for Action“ (2013) A Call for Action to Strengthen Health Research Capacity in Low and Middle Income countries (2013) Health Co-benefits of Climate Change Mitigation (2010) Website: http://www.iamp-online.org/ 22 It is our great pleasure to invite the Ministers of Health, Secretary General, Senior Health Officials, physicians, and researchers of the ACP States to attend the 7th World Health Summit to be held from October 11 to 13, 2015 in Berlin. Please contact Dr. Jörg Heldmann ([email protected]) for more information. WHS Foundation GmbH c/o Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Charitéplatz 1 10117 Berlin, Germany .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • World Health Summit 2020 Information
    SCIENCE · INNOVATION · POLICIES WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT DI G I TA L OCTOBER 25–27, 2020 2 “ Availability and “We cannot face affordability of health gender issues products is key. without including Prioritizing low- and diverse identities.” middle-income coun- EPSY CAMPBELL BAR Vice President, Costa Rica tries when innovations are brought to the “ Berlin has become market is an important “ During our EU- “Support multilateralism, a hotspot for global aspect of how industry Presidency in 2020 support women and health. I’m con- can address this. together with support global consen- vinced that global our trio partners JAYASREE IYER sus. It´s important for health has become Executive Director, Portugal and humanity.” Access to Medicine Foundation the important topic Slo venia, we want MARGRET CHAN connecting medi- to make the President, Boao Forum for Asia WHO Emeritus Director-General cine, universities, European voice the private sector, in global health and NGOs.” heard.” “I don’t think we want HEYO KROEMER JENS SPAHN to live in a world where we CEO, Charité – Minister of Health, finally have cures for all Universitätsmedizin Berlin Germany diseases, but they’re unaffordable.” “ Universal health coverage SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN Chief Scientist, WHO must become a political priority. Universal means “For us to achieve universal health universal. It speaks to all coverage, we need to strengthen primary people having this right, healthcare. Two aspects need to be ad- all people having access dressed: infrastructure, which is failing for to health
    [Show full text]
  • October 24–26, 2021 2
    SCIENCE · INNOVATION · POLICIES WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT BERLIN, GERMANY & DIGITAL OCTOBER 24–26, 2021 2 “No-one is safe from COVID-19; “All countries have signed up to Universal no-one is safe until we are all Health Coverage by 2030. But we cannot safe from it. Even those who wait ten years. We need health systems conquer the virus within their that work, before we face an outbreak own borders remain prisoners of something more contagious than within these borders until it is COVID-19; more deadly; or both.” conquered everywhere.” ANTÓNIO GUTERRES Secretary-General, United Nations FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER Federal President, Germany “We firmly believe that the “All pulling together—this must rights of women and girls be the hallmark of the European are not negotiable.” Health Union. I believe this can NATALIA KANEM be a test case for true global Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) health compact. The need for leadership is clear and I believe the European Union must as- sume this responsibility.” “The lesson is clear: a strong health URSULA VON DER LEYEN system is a resilient health system. Health President, European Commission systems and preparedness are not only “Governments of countries an investment in the future, they are the that are doing well during foundation of our response today.” the pandemic have not TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) only shown political leader- ship, but also have listened “If we don’t address the concerns and to scientists and followed fears we will not do ourselves a favor. their recommendations.” In the end, it is about how technology SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN Chief Scientist, World Health can be advanced as well as how Organization (WHO) we can make healthcare more human.” BERND MONTAG President and CEO, Siemens Healthineers AG, Germany “The pandemic has brought to light the “Academic collabo ration is importance of digital technologies and in place and is really a how it can radically bridging partnership.
    [Show full text]
  • How “Global” Is “Global Health”? Examining the Geographical Diversity of Global Health Thinkers
    How “Global” is “Global Health”? Examining the Geographical Diversity of Global Health Thinkers Tess van der Rijt and Tikki Pang Many health issues are transnational in nature and cannot be contained within national borders. Global health is therefore an area of study and research that should involve the collective opinions and ideas of diverse global health thinkers. This paper poses the question: how “global” is ”global health”? Through an analysis of four different contributors shaping global health, including academics, journals, health institutions and presenters at global health conferences, this paper aims to determine if the development of global health is truly global. The paper concludes that global health is not being shaped by those who are most affected by it; the majority of people influencing and defining global health priorities represent institutions based in the developed world. A number of trends and opportunities are identified and recommendations are made to ameliorate the observed imbalance. BACKGROUND Due to globalization, urbanization, and increasing international travel and trade, global health is more relevant than ever. Health issues are oblivious to sovereign states and their individual health policies; they are transnational and can rapidly affect multiple countries. As stated by WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan: “In our mobile, interdependent and interconnected world, threats arising from emerging and epidemic- prone diseases affect all countries. They reinforce our need for shared responsibility and collective action in the face of universal vulnerability…”1 Global health assistance is a multibillion-dollar industry. Between 1990 and 2011, funding of development assistance for health rose from U.S. $5.82 billion to U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • World Health Summit
    Topical Digest World Health Summit 9-11 October 2016 The World Health Summit is a leading annual conference on global health. Launched in 2009, it brings together stakeholders and decision-makers from across the healthcare spectrum. Participants include representatives from politics, industry, civil society and, in particular, academia (the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies – a collaboration between academic institutions committed to improving global health – was founded at the World Health Summit's inaugural meeting). Establishing a sustainable high- level forum and network; helping define the future of medicine, research and healthcare; finding answers to major health challenges; and making global recommendations are among the main goals of the World Health Summit. This year's edition, held on 9-11 October at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, mainly focuses on migration and refugee health; technological innovation for health; women, empowerment and health; and the Sustainable Development Goals. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is one of the high patrons of the World Health Summit. The European Parliament, a strong advocate of a systemic and human rights-grounded approach to health, has a key role in advancing the global health agenda. A new vision for global health Briefing by Marta Latek, September 2016 Agenda 2030 has transformed the global health agenda. The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and, more specifically, the third goal to 'encourage healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages' (SDG 3) – propose a more comprehensive and horizontal vision for health. SDG 3's nine targets and four means of implementation encompass universal access to treatment of a large number of communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as their prevention.
    [Show full text]
  • IHP News 493 : World Health Summit 2018 Confirms Germany As a Global Health Hub
    IHP news 493 : World Health Summit 2018 confirms Germany as a global health hub ( 19 October 2018) The weekly International Health Policies (IHP) newsletter is an initiative of the Health Policy unit at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. Dear Colleagues, In this week’s issue, the (10th) World Health Summit and annual Grand Challenges meeting (both in Berlin) feature prominently. In the final run-up to the Astana event next week, it’s also raining special supplements on the 40th anniversary of Alma Ata, among others in BMJ Global Health and the Lancet. On Wednesday, after an IHR Emergency Committee got together on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO (again) decided the outbreak is not (yet?) a PHEIC, although the situation remains very worrying (and some would have liked indeed, for this reason, a PHEIC); End Poverty Day was “celebrated” as well as the Club of Rome’s 50th birthday this week, London hosted the International Safeguarding Summit, … and there’s plenty of other news. Enjoy your reading. Kristof Decoster Featured Article A few reflections on the World Health Summit 2018 in Berlin Deepika Saluja (IHP resident & EV 2016) & Kristof Decoster (ITM) Both of us recently attended the World Health Summit (WHS) organized in Berlin from 14-16th October, as some of the “over 2000 delegates and 300 speakers from around 100 countries”. The WHS celebrated its 10th Anniversary this year, among others with the launch of a “Global Action Plan for healthy lives and wellbeing for all” in which 11 key global organisations signed a commitment to unite for collective action towards achieving the health related SDG goals & targets, by working in partnership rather than in silos.
    [Show full text]
  • World Health Summit 2018 Information
    S ECCI N E · InnOVATION · POLICIES WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT B ERLIN, GERMANY O CTOBER 14–16, 2018 “The World Health Summit in Berlin is “ It has a real added also a forum that value in times when is held in high inter­ we know that multi­ national esteem lateral platforms in and is dedicated the world are losing to jointly furthering power.” global health.” J OANNE LIU HMNNER A GRÖHE International President, Federal Minister of Health, Médecins Sans Germany Frontières, Switzerland “ The World Health “ The quality of Summit is one people here, the “ This well­known col­ of the best events quality of panels, laborative network of to meet and interact the quality of academic institutions with all aspects of discussions, the works tirelessly to global healthcare, diversity of every­ achieve its main goal: academia, govern­ body has been to improve the health ment, and pharma.” really amazing.” conditions worldwide.” T HOMAS P. LAUR HRH PRINCESS DINA ADAlbERTO CAmpOS President of SAP Health, MIRED OF JORDAN FERNANDES USA President-Elect, Minister of Health, Portugal Union for International Cancer Control, “No other forum Switzerland draws the relative participants so “ I am very excited systematically into by the increased a common discourse attendance of aimed at mastering the young people future challenges of from Africa.” healthcare provision.” MATSHIDISO REBECCA MOETI St EFAN OELRICH WHO Regional Office Executive Vice President “ The World Health for Africa, Switzerland Head of Diabetes and Cardio- vascular GBU, Sanofi, Germany Summit is truly
    [Show full text]
  • Note from the Editor President's Column
    News from the World Hypertension League (WHL). In Official Relations with the International Society of Hypertension and the World Health Organization. No. 162, December, 2018 Note from the Editor President’s Column This ‘bumper’ issue Clearly we are ending 2018 heralds in the festive with an outstanding list of season with a wealth of accomplishments – all due to reports and activities. It is our member societies and a good time for reflection partners. The Board Meeting and here is my small in Beijing in conjunction with offering. It sometimes the International Society of seems as if progress in Hypertension (ISH) meeting high blood pressure was superb. Our special Dr. Lawrie Beilin management is stagnant Dr. Dan Lackland thanks to President-Elect Zhang in comparison with related risk factors such as for the organization and our congratulations to the ISH diabetes and lipids. This may be so in terms of new leadership for a great meeting. Congratulations are also blood pressure lowering drugs, although even the in order to the World Stroke Organization, American latest antidiabetic agents reducing cardiovascular Heart Association, and World Health Summit for very events probably operate partly via blood pressure productive and high impact functions. reduction. However as evidenced by the contents of this newsletter, there is an abundance of activity and With implementation of effective interventions as a key progress on the broader front of prevention, detection objective for hypertension prevention and control, the and management of high blood pressure across the Journal of Clinical Hypertension has a major role, and it is spectrum of rich and poor worldwide.
    [Show full text]
  • World Health Summit Berlin, Germany October 09–11, 2016
    SCIENCE · INNOVATION · POLICIES WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT BERLIN, GERMANY OC TOBER 09–11, 2016 FEDERAL FOREIGN OFFICE | BERLIN I am convinced the “ World Health Summit will add valuable The World Health Summit impetus and wish all “ is an excellent venue for participants interesting expert discussion on the and enlightening days. health topics that move us Hermann Gröhe Federal Minister of Health, Germany” worldwide. We can expect it to deliver valuable input. Angela Merkel Chancellor of the ” Your involvement and Federal Republic of Germany “ your declarations at this World Health Summit will play an important role in informing the international community. François Hollande President of the French Republic ” FACTS WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT 2016 | 3 3 DAYS · 40 SESSIONS · 250 SPEAKERS From October 9–11, the 8th World Health Summit will once Patronage again draw international experts from academia, politics, Angela Merkel Federal Chancellor of Germany the private sector, and civil society to the German Federal François Hollande Foreign Oce in Berlin. President of France Jean-Claude Juncker At the World Health Summit (WHS), more than 1,500 stakeholders and President of the decision-makers from every field in the healthcare spectrum will work European Commission together to find solutions to global health challenges. Presidents 2016 The world’s foremost strategic forum for global health, it promotes thought Antoine Flahault leadership in science and global health agendas. The World Health Summit University of Geneva was founded in 2009 on the occasion
    [Show full text]
  • World Health Summit Berlin, Germany & Digital October
    SCIENCE · INNOVATION · POLICIES WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT BERLIN, GERMANY & DIG ITAL OCTOBER 25–27, 2020 VENUE DIGITAL SOCIAL MEDIA Kosmos, Karl-Marx-Allee 131a www.conference. #WHS2020 10243 Berlin, Germany worldhealthsummit.org/ www.twitter.com/worldhealthsmt Program/WHS2020 WIFI www.facebook.com/worldhealthsummit Network: WorldHealthSummit www.linkedin.com/company/worldhealthsummit Password: #WHS2020 www.worldhealthsummit.org www.youtube.com/user/WorldHealthSummit1 Lounge SAAL 10 ASIA SAAL 7 ELIZABETH BLACKWELL Registration Speaker Center M8 SAAL 1 SAAL 6 Foyer Lounge RUDOLF VIRCHOW EUROPE Press Area Karl-Marx-Allee Outdoor Meeting ROBERT KOCH Point SAAL 5 OCEANIA SAAL 2 SAAL 4 AMERICA AFRICA WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT BERLIN, GERMANY & DIGITAL OCTOBER 25–27, 2020 SUNDAY | OCTOBER 25, 2020 SAAL 1 SAAL 6 SAAL 10 SAAL 2 SAAL 4 SAAL 5 RUDOLF VIRCHOW EUROPE ASIA AMERICA AFRICA OCEANIA PD 01 | Page 20 PD 01 | Page 20 PD 02 | Page 22 PD 03 | Page 24 WS 01 | Page 26 WS 02 | Page 28 11:00 – COVID-19 Driving Overflow PD 01 Developing Antibiotics Antimicrobial Digital COVID-19 Innovations to 12:30 Eectiveness for Children Resistance Pandemic Response Improve Pandemic and Eciency in to Achieve SDG 3 World Health Management Preparedness Healthcare Global Antibiotic Organization (WHO) Helmholtz Centre for Johnson & Johnson Siemens Healthineers AG Research & Development Infection Research (HZI) Partnership (GARDP) 12:30–14:00 Lunch Break PD 04 | Page 30 PD 04 | Page 30 PD 05 | Page 32 PD 06 | Page 34 WS 03 | Page 36 WS 04 | Page 38 14:00 – Multilateral Public
    [Show full text]
  • June 10, 2020 Experts to Analyze G20 Priorities, COVID-19 and Climate Change Policy During Digital Global Solutions Summit 2020 Round-Up
    PRESS RELEASE: June 10, 2020 Experts to analyze G20 priorities, COVID-19 and climate change policy during Digital Global Solutions Summit 2020 Round-up On June 17th and 18th, thought-leaders, renowned researchers and international policy experts will convene and participate in the Digital Global Solutions Summit 2020 Round-up. With some 200 speakers, 45 keynotes, 36 panel discussions, dozens of vision statements and policy briefs, the Digital Global Solutions Summit 2020 is now drawing to a close. Alongside high-ranking representatives from business, civil society and our Young Global Changer community, journalist Declan Curry will host the closing panel with Climate Investment Funds CEO Mafalda Duarte, World Health Summit President Detlev Ganten, PwC’s Colm Kelly, OECD’s G20 Sherpa Gabriela Ramos, Global Solutions President Dennis J. Snower and the Women’s Economic Imperative CEO Margo Thomas. The panel will be available online on Wednesday, June 17, 15:00 (CEST). Additional interviews with speakers will also be made available on June 17: - Peter Bakker, President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and Robert E. Moritz, Chairman of PwC International, discuss in detail the role of businesses, the need for change in our economies and the role of good leadership in moving toward a better normal – not just a new normal. - Albert K. Ting, Chairman of the Lawrence S. Ting Memorial Foundation, speaks about the challenges of urbanization and sustainable development of cities. He further emphasizes the importance of sustainable business behavior that looks beyond shareholder value. - Young Global Changers Nancy Hoque, GTM Strategy and Co-Founder, Shukri Toefy, Co- Founder and CEO of FORT, and Eduarda Zoghbi, Co-Founder of The Pursuit, share their insight and perspective on global challenges.
    [Show full text]
  • M8 Alliance Statement Beyond Silos
    M8 Alliance Statement Beyond Silos Berlin Declaration | World Health Summit 2019 | October 29, 2019 Action on global health, universal health coverage, and climate cannot be separated This year the World Health Summit is taking place as we celebrate the 250th birthday of Alexander von Humboldt, a great German scientist and explorer who sought to unify diverse branches of scientific knowledge. He was the first person to describe the phenomenon and the causes of human-induced climate change and the necessity of a holistic view on our cosmos. 2019 saw a range of important political steps towards the strengthening of global health. Two high level meetings at the United Nations General Assembly – one on Climate Change and one on universal health coverage – reiterated the need for bold global health action. The G7 and the G20 both reinforced the need to invest in health – with the G7 leading the replenishment of the GFATM and the G20 organizing the first joint meeting between health and finance ministers. Gender equity gained increasing attention and political support – but sexual and reproductive health and rights as well as the health of refugees and migrants continue to split the international community. The rise of populism has led to reduced support for UN organizations and the distrust of governments is complemented by a distrust of experts – also in health. The World Health Summit will continue to be a strong voice for multilateralism, science and equity. True to Alexander von Humboldt’s principles it sends a strong message that all stakeholders need to cooperate across nations and sectors to integrate and apply scientific knowledge to ensure a healthier and safer world and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
    [Show full text]
  • Maaya Kita Sugai, Ph.D
    Maaya Kita Sugai, Ph.D. Specially Appointed Researcher, Institute for Global Health Policy Research, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan AREAS OF EXPERTISE Health policy & systems research Disease burden quantification Metrics & evaluation Health diplomacy & governance MESSAGE At iGHP, I would like to apply and establish rigorous skillsets relevant to pursue a career in global health research that would drive impact for policy. Through iGHP’s close and collaborative network with international organizations, as well as public and private institutions, I would like to undertake quality research in continuous collaboration with a diverse range of global health entities. NARRATIVE CV Dr. Maaya Kita Sugai, Ph.D., is a Global Health Scientist with a background in law and political science, a Specially Appointed Researcher at the Institute for Global Health Policy Research, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, and Visiting Researcher at the Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. Her work seeks to combine academically rigorous quantitative and qualitative research with policy relevance in global health. She obtained her Ph.D. from The University of Tokyo and has expertise in health information systems for mortality and causes-of-death assessment, and global health governance and diplomacy. Dr. Sugai worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), in the Global Health Policy Division, and the ODA Evaluation Division, and also worked as a post-doctoral Research Fellow at The University of Tokyo. She has experiences working as a Consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, and for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation via SEEK Development, a strategic and organizational consulting group in Berlin, interacting with many global health stakeholders and undertaking analytical work on various projects.
    [Show full text]