Accelerating innovation in global health
Devex CheckUp
@ WHA 77
May 28-29, 2024
Geneva & Online everywhere
About the Event
On the occasion of the 77th World Health Assembly, Devex will convene global health leaders for an in-person event in Geneva that will highlight the policy, resources, and partnerships necessary to accelerate progress on global health goals.
Join the journalists behind the global health newsletter Devex CheckUp for two days of insightful conversations and on-stage interviews with the people shaping the future of global health with a focus on:
● Tackling neglected health threats
● Rethinking healthcare delivery
● Building resilient health systems
● The future of global health
Sign up to join us in person in Geneva or virtually for the online broadcast.
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Agenda
The agenda below is subject to change. Please check back closer to the event for updates!
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8 a.m.
CESTRegistration
In-person only
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9 a.m.
CESTFocus on: Rethinking health care delivery
Learn about issues impacting healthcare delivery, including a focus on crisis areas where access to healthcare is limited, bolstering support for frontline health workers, and localization in healthcare delivery.
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11 a.m.
CESTFocus on: Neglected health threats
We’ll dig into threats encompassing a range of issues, from Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) to emergent challenges like lead poisoning, cancer, as well as new threats linked to climate change.
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2:30 p.m.
CESTEcosystem Events
Join us for events produced with our partner organizations.
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5:30 p.m.
CESTEvent Close
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8 a.m.
CESTNetworking breakfast
In partnership with the International Society of Nephrology
Registration will open soon!
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9 a.m.
CESTAdvancing kidney care for all: Expanding access to lifesaving therapies
In partnership with the International Society of Nephrology
Registration will open soon!
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10 a.m.
CESTHow AI can enhance health service delivery at the last mile
In partnership with Medtronic LABS
Registration will open soon!
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11:30 a.m.
CESTSummit registration & lunch
In-person only
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12:30 p.m.
CESTFocus on: Resilient health systems
This focus area will include a discussion of pandemic preparedness, where we explore strategies to enhance healthcare infrastructure and response mechanisms to effectively mitigate and manage future outbreaks. We’ll also emphasize the importance of bolstering global health security and the significance of climate resilience within health systems.
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2:35 p.m.
CESTFocus on: The future of global health
We’ll look at telemedicine, exploring how AI-enabled healthcare solutions can bridge gaps in access to medical services. Additionally, we'll discuss the role of AI in low resource settings, and how technology and AI can be instrumental in tackling new threats posed by climate change.
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5:30 p.m.
CESTCocktail Reception
In-person only
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6:30 p.m.
CESTEvent Close
Speakers:
Dr. Hanan Balkhy
Regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, WHO
Dr. Rachel Adams
Founder and CEO of the Global Centre on AI Governance, African Observatory on Responsible AI
Aderemi Adeseun
Global director, Salient Advisory
Anshu Banerjee
Director of the maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and ageing department, WHO
Caroline Boulton
Global program head, Novartis Pharma AG
Dr. Otto Cars
Professor emeritus, infectious diseases. Founder of ReAct- Action on antibiotic resistance, Uppsala University
Jagan Chapagain
Secretary-general and CEO, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Dr. Dixon Chibanda
Executive director, founder, Friendship Bench
Dr. Austin Demby
Minister of health, Republic of Sierra Leone
Dr. Victor Dzau
President, National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Omnia El Omrani
Climate and health policyfellow, Imperial College London, and COP 28 health envoy
Thoko Elphick-Pooley
Executive director, Uniting to Combat NTDs
Daniel Gallego
President, European Kidney Patients Federation
Dr. Githinji Gitahi
CEO, Amref Health Africa
Javier Guzman
Director, global health policy program and senior policy fellow, Center for Global Development
Anurag Hans
Head of mission at EssilorLuxottica and president at OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
Oghenetega Iortim
Managing director, Figorr
Dr. Mukesh Kapila
Professor emeritus, global health and humanitarian affairs, University of Manchester
Dr. Jean Kaseya
Director-general, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Karl Lauterbach
Federal Minister of Health, Germany
Juan M. Lavista Ferres
Corporate vice president and chief data scientist, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
Valerie Luyckx
Chair of advocacy working group, International Society of Nephrology
Viktor Lyashko
Minister of health, Ukraine
Nita Madhav
Senior director, head of epidemiology and modeling, Ginkgo Bioworks
Dr. Kristie Mikus
Executive director, Global Health Technologies Coalition
Shweta Narayan
International climate and health campaigner, Health Care Without Harm
Vivek Natarajan
Research lead, Google
Dr. Sania Nishtar
CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Justice Nonvignon
Acting head of the health economics program, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Jean Philbert Nsengimana
Chief digital adviser, Africa CDC
Dr. Ebere Okereke
Chief executive officer, Africa Public Health Foundation
Joy Phumaphi
Executive secretary, African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
Dr. Rasha Rady
Co-founder and chief operating officer, Chefaa
Dr. Naveen Rao
Senior vice president of health, The Rockefeller Foundation
Petro Terblanche
Chief executive officer, Afrigen Biologics
Lena Wahlhed
Director for alliance development and regional sales director for Japan, HemoCue AB
Marian W. Wentworth
President and chief executive officer, Management Sciences for Health
Dr. Monique Wasunna
DNDi Africa ambassador, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
Dr. Michelle Williams
Joan and Julius Jacobson professor of epidemiology and public health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health