Events

World Health Summit 2021

When
OCT ’21
Sun
24
OCT ’21
Mon
25
OCT ’21
Tue
26

This was 5 years ago

Location

Online

Programmes
  • Health

Once a year, the World Health Summit gathers together international experts from academia, politics, the private sector, and civil society. During the three-day summit, stakeholders and decision-makers from 100 countries and every field in healthcare work together to find solutions to global health challenges and set the agenda for a healthier future.

The World Health Summit’s central topics in 2021 include:

  • Vaccines Equity: A Call to Action
  • The Role of the European Union in Global Health
  • WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
  • The Intersection of COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Unlocking Digital and AI Technologies for Health
  • Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons from COVID-19


Digital participation
is free and possible without prior registration. 

All keynote sessions, panel discussions and workshops will be available online with Q&A function to join the discussion. The individual Zoom links can be accessed directly in the respective session in the online program: www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/Program/WHS2021

More information on the event website. 

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