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Devex Impact
House @WHA
May 20-21, 2026
Geneva / On-Demand
FROM VISION TO ACTION:
CAN GLOBAL HEALTH DELIVER?
Global health is entering a defining moment — one where bold visions are everywhere, but execution remains uncertain. The United States and Africa are putting forward competing roadmaps for the future of global health. China, Gulf states, and emerging Asian funders are shifting the global balance of power. Core institutions such as WHO, UNAIDS, and the Global Fund face leadership transitions and structural upheaval. Technology is advancing faster than policies can keep up, while financing grows more complex through new partnerships and dealmaking models.
At WHA79 in Geneva, Devex Impact House will bring these dynamics into focus over live journalism, curated roundtables, and intentional networking events. We’ll ask the leaders, funders, and innovators shaping this landscape a simple but urgent question: Can global health turn its visions into action — and deliver?
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Past Speakers
Dr. Ayoade Alakija
Former WHO special envoy for the ACT-Accelerator
Dr. Hanan Balkhy
Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, WHO
Dr. Anshu Banerjee
Director, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization
Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr
Director, Pan American Health Organization and regional director, Americas of the World Health Organization
Winnie Byanyima
Executive director, UNAIDS
Dixon Chibanda
Executive director, founder, Friendship Bench
The Right Honourable Helen Clark
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, co-chair of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, member of The Elders
Samukeliso Dube
Executive director, FP2030
Dr. Austin Demby
Minister of Health, Republic of Sierra Leone
Elisha Dunn-Georgiou
President and CEO, Global Health Council
Dr. Ngozi Erondu
Technical director, Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE)
Dr. Jeremy Farrar
Former chief scientist, WHO
Dr. Atul Gawande
Former assistant administrator for Global Health, USAID
Dr. Githinji Gitahi
CEO, Amref Health Africa
Martin Griffiths
Former Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
Executive Director of Health Emergencies, World Health Organization
Dr. Donald Kaberuka
Former president, African Development Bank
Dr. Jean Kaseya
Director-General, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Dévora Kestel
Director, mental health and substance use, WHO
Jeremy Knox
Head of Policy–Infectious Diseases, Wellcome
Precious Matsoso
Director-General, National Department of Health of South Africa; Co-chair, Intergovernmental Negotiating Body
Dr. Sania Nishtar
CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Dr. Ebere Okereke
CEO, Africa Public Health Foundation
Loyce Pace
Regional director for the Americas, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria
Joy Phumaphi
Executive secretary, African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
Dr. Naveen Rao
Senior Vice President of Health, The Rockefeller Foundation
Dr. Marina Romanello
Executive director, Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, University College London
Hon. Mr. Budi G. Sadikin
Minister of health, Republic of Indonesia
Dr. Neil Buddy Shah
Chief executive officer, Clinton Health Access Initiative
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