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Newsletterth 1 Newsletter 7 World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Kish Island - April 2019 Newsletterth 1 Newsletter 7 World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Kish Island - April 2019 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting Kish Island, Iran • A Forum to Discuss • A Unique Health Diplomacy Issues Facing Global Platform to Get Unied To- Health in 21st Century gether for Global Health • Kish Hosting 7th World • Kish, a Visa Free Zone & Health Summit Region- Popular Tourism Destina- al Meeting tion Newsletter 1 Newsletter 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Kish Island - April 2019 Page 2 Page 3 the existing global health challenges, particularly those facing Iran and its surrounding regions. Scientific Having taken all these issues into account, the program includes six main themes as listed be- low: Themes of the * Health in Uncertain Situations Date: 29-30 April 2019 * Global Health in a Transitional World Venue: Kish International Convention Center Conference * Sustainable Health Development Host: Tehran University of Medical Sciences * Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) & Mental Hosting 7th Health * Planetary Health World Health * Medical Education The event is seen as an important opportunity for Iran to introduce and display its scientific Summit Regional achievements in the health sector to the audi- ence and improve contacts with international ac- Meeting ademic and health centers around the globe. The Kish meeting is co-organized by the World The 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2019 will be host- The WHS is built on the stable Health Summit, Iran’s Ministry of Health and Med- ed by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in Kish foundation of academic excel- ical Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice Health in Island, a tourist resort in the Persian Gulf, off the southern coast lence provided by the M8 Alli- Presidency for Science and Technology, National Uncertain Situations of Iran. ance. Institute for Health Research, Kish Free Zone Or- Uncertainty is a pervasive and important The World Health Summit (WHS) is the annual conference of the It seeks to improve health all ganization, and the Iranian Inc. for Contemporary problem that has attracted increasing at- M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National over the world, catalyzing that International Conferences & Fairs (IICIC). tention in health care. Academies. Through the Inter-Academy Partnership (IAP) for process through collaboration It pervades and motivates every activity Health, it is organized in collaboration with all National Academies and open dialogue, and steer- related to health care. At the most funda- of Medicine and Science. ing tomorrow’s agenda to im- mental level, it is uncertainty of one form Held once a year, the WHO has grown into the world’s most prom- prove research, education, or another that fuels medical research, inent forum to address global health issues. healthcare, and policy out- prompts patients to seek care and stimu- In addition to annual meetings, WHS holds a yearly regional meet- comes. lates medical intervention. ing which is hosted by one of its member universities. The regional event is organized This theme will basically concentrate on di- In the WHS 2018, the TUMS was chosen to host the 7th Regional in two full-time days, compris- saster health and its components. It will Meeting, which will be held on 29th and 30th of April 2019 in Kish ing 4 plenaries and 30 parallel seek to respond to questions such as: How Island. sessions. do conflicts, wars, and natural disasters af- The TUMS is Iran’s most distinguished and highest-ranked medical More than 100 foreign speakers fect health systems? How health care sys- university and is a national center of excellence for medical care. and around 100 Iranian speak- The Regional Meeting will bring togeth- tems should react under these circum- In 2018, TUMS had over 13,000 students (55 percent of whom ers will take to the podium to er global health experts, researchers, stances and manage the consequences? were women) in various disciplines. The TUMS has 11 schools, give speeches during the two- physicians, key government officials, How special needs and concerns of vulner- operates 16 teaching hospitals with over 4,000 beds, has 105 re- day event. and representatives from the industry able people in uncertain situations should search centers and 44 libraries, and publishes 58 journals. Altogether, more than 700 par- as well as NGOs from all over the world be addressed? The 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting will bring together ticipants will attend the event, to Iran’s Kish Island, where they’ll The discussions will specifically focus on global health experts, researchers, physicians, key government all of whom are health experts work together to strengthen coopera- health challenges regarding displaced pop- officials, and representatives from the industry as well as NGOs and enthusiasts. tion, improve health worldwide and ulations, refugees, and immigrants. from all over the world to Iran’s Kish Island, where they’ll work The agenda of the Regional address the most pressing issues facing It will also explore researches carried out together to strengthen cooperation, improve health worldwide and Meeting in Kish has been pro- the planet today. on emergency management and risk re- address the most pressing issues facing the planet today. posed and arranged based on duction in the health sector. Newsletter 1 Newsletter 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Kish Island - April 2019 Page 4 Page 5 Global Health in a Transitional World Non-Communicable Nations in the 21st century are grappling with the dilemmas of Diseases & Mental achieving and maintaining healthy populations. And there are many Health emerging issues that responsible bodies in all nations need to ad- Non-Communicable Diseases dress. (NCD) and their significant impact For instance, the rate of deaths from non-communicable causes on disease burden, is one of the such as heart disease, stroke, and injuries, are growing. At the most important health challenges same time, the number of deaths from infectious diseases such as in the new world. malaria, tuberculosis, and vaccine-preventable diseases, is de- A NCD is a disease that is not creasing. These are global health challenges in a world in transition. transmissible directly from one So, this topic will address the key challenges to sustainable devel- person to another such as Parkin- opment in the 21st century. son’s disease, autoimmune dis- Discussions under this theme will primarily focus on access to health eases, strokes, most heart diseas- system and new health technologies, population involvement in es, most cancers, diabetes, health-related decision-making, retaining human resources, road chronic kidney disease, osteoar- accidents and traffic injuries, traditional medicine in the new world, thritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s Planetary Health and occasional mass gathering and its impact on health. disease, cataracts, and others. Global environmental disruptions pose a danger to human The four main types of NCDs are health and can have serious consequences for the health of cardiovascular diseases (like heart people all over the world. attacks and stroke), cancer, chron- Experts are called to offer solutions, given these challeng- ic respiratory diseases (such as es, on how humanity can continue to develop and thrive for chronic obstructed pulmonary dis- generations to come and what actions are needed to pro- ease and asthma) and diabetes. tect present and future generations. NCDs kill more than 36 million So, this theme targets environmental challenges in the people each year. 21st century and their effects on the health of the global This theme will address the impact population and consequences for healthcare systems. NCDs make on healthcare systems These challenges include, but are not limited to, air pollu- and populations, risk factors of tion, safe water and climate change. NCDs, and beneficial interventions So, this theme seeks to find solutions to global human and to reduce these risks. environmental sustainability challenges through collabora- tion and research across all sectors, including the economy, energy, agriculture, water, and health. Sustainable Health Development Medical Education Medical education involves education related to the practice Sustainable Development needs to use interdisciplinary tive interventions, increased of being a medical practitioner. Medical education and train- Goals (SDGs) aim to transform strategies and obtain support access to care particularly for ing varies considerably across the world. our world, and each goal has from other sectors to promote vulnerable communities, popu- Various teaching methodologies are utilized in medical ed- specific targets to be achieved health such as e-health (a lation health surveillance, and ucation, which is an important area of educational research. by 2030. healthcare practice supported performance monitoring. So, this theme will focus on issues such as networking in Among the SDGs is “to ensure by electronic processes and In this theme, participants will medical education services, academy partnership in medi- healthy lives and promote communication). discuss the opportunities and cal education and reviewing other models. well-being for all at all ages”. Information technology prom- challenges facing the imple- Participants will discuss medical ethics and professional- For this goal to be achieved, ises new avenues for delivering mentation of e-health. ism. They will also explore the role of medical education
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