This series of strategic roundtables will bring together WHO, partner agencies, civil society representatives and experts to discuss current priorities and next solutions on issues of importance to global public health.
The event will be held at the Palais de Nation in Geneva, Switzerland and will be webcast on this webpage.
Watch the session from 28 May to 1 June 2024 from 13:00 to 14:15 CEST.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 13:00–14:15 CEST, UN Palais, Room XX
All for health, health for all: WHO investment case, 2025-2028
This interactive discussion on the importance of a sustainably financed World Health Organization also marks the launch of an investment deal that will support WHO's first investment round. The report, titled “All About Health, Health for All: WHO Investment Cases, 2025-2028,'' includes data and examples on WHO's global and country impact. Contains abundant. Speakers will highlight key data points that connect WHO's unique role in global health progress. Share your support for a successful investment round.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 18:00–21:00 CEST, Château de Penthes (by invitation only)
Celebrating 50 years of progress in immunization: Celebrating accomplishments, embracing innovation, and envisioning the future.
Vaccines are one of humanity's greatest achievements, saving millions of lives every year. This special event celebrates the remarkable achievements of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) over 50 years and the countless lives saved, and calls for renewed political commitment to sustain, invest in and strengthen essential immunization programs around the world. Thing.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 13:00–14:15 CEST, United Nations Palais, Room XVIII
Economics and financing for health and well-being for all: A bold new vision for achieving universal health coverage
At this roundtable, WHO Member States and parliaments will discuss critical new challenges to reposition health for all as a shared cross-sectoral responsibility and a powerful driver of sustainable and equitable development. Dig into opportunities. Emergency investment in health is a key global priority, with a focus on reorienting health systems towards primary care to achieve universal health coverage. This is critical to increasing community resilience to future health crises and ensuring access to quality healthcare for all in an increasingly turbulent world.
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 13:00–14:15 CEST, United Nations Palais, Room XVIII
Artificial intelligence for health: opportunities, risks and governance
This roundtable will explore how to harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for health, with a focus on equity and inclusion, and appropriate protection of human rights and privacy. In alignment with WHO's efforts to support the digital transformation of health systems, this session aims to foster global cooperation and identify priorities for WHO and partner leadership. Speakers from academia, ministries of health, ministries of information and communications technology, regulators and the private sector will address key issues, challenges and resources to inform future WHO digital health and AI strategies.
Friday, May 31, 2024, 13:00–14:15 CEST, Room XVIII, United Nations Palais
Charting a new path to the global fight against antimicrobial resistance
World leaders will come together in September 2024 for the second United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). This roundtable at WHA 77 will help Member States discuss the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance and help save millions of lives, protect economies, and ensure food safety and food security against AMR. provides an opportunity to consider human health and multidisciplinary behavior. .
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 13:00–14:15 CEST, Room XVIII, UN Palais
Climate change and health: a global vision for collective action
This roundtable aims to build momentum from COP28 to COP29 and shape the global health architecture to address climate change. Given that a resolution on climate and health is expected to be adopted by the World Health Assembly and that climate change is one of the six strategic objectives of WHO's 14th General Program of Work, this roundtable This is especially important. Discussions also foster coordination and collaboration and provide an overview of related initiatives.
