Building upon the highly successful WHA75 side event in May 2022, the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF), along with GHA-German Health Alliance and several co-sponsoring member states, is hosting a special side event with the main goal of moving the dialogue about financing for surgical care systems to the implementation phase:

Strengthening Health Systems
through upscaling Surgical Care

Moving Dialogue to Implementation:
Sustainable Financing

Date: Tuesday, 23 May 2023 at 18:00 CET

Place: College Sismondi, Geneva, Switzerland & virtual

The event consists of two parts. A high-level panel discussion followed by a networking reception. The agenda below is updated on an ongoing basis.

High-level panel (1 hour)

Moderated panel discussion

• Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Deputy-President of South Africa and UN Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of UN Women, Member of the GSF Board
• Prof. Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems at Harvard University, President of the GSF Board
• Dr. Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID
• Ms. Anna Caravaggio, VP Global Public Health, Johnson & Johnson

Moderator: Ms. Maithreyi Seetharaman

Networking reception (1.5 hours)