The world’s leading global health conference starts on October 16th in Berlin
Berlin, October 6, 2022 Climate change and health, pandemic preparedness, food security, digital transformation, sustainable health systems, and the role of Germany, the G7 and the G20 in global health – issues like these are topping the agenda of the World Health Summit 2022 from October 16-18 in Berlin. For the first time the World Health Summit will be co-organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Over 300 speakers from all regions of the world are expected at the three-day event: over 20 government representatives and ministers, representatives from academia, industry, civil society, and international organizations, as well as around 40 representatives from WHO.
Journalists can apply for on-site accreditation until October 12, please find all details below.
Among the confirmed speakers for the opening ceremony on Sunday, October 16 at 6 PM CET, are: German Chancellor Scholz, WHO Director-General Tedros, UNICEF Executive Director Russell, and via video UN Secretary-General Guterres and French President Macron.
More on the opening ceremony
Speakers 2022 include:
- Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor, Germany
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Karl Lauterbach, Federal Minister of Health, Germany
- Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
- Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
- Steffi Lemke, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Germany
- Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, Minister of Health, Uganda
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President, Liberia & Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of “Our Common Agenda,” United Nations
- Katsunobu Katō, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
- Charles Michel, President, European Council
- Didier Drogba, Former Soccer Player, Ivory Coast
- Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group
- Gordon Brown, Ambassador for Global Health Financing, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Minister of State to the President, Senegal
- Axel R. Pries, World Health Summit President
- Christos Christou, International President, Doctors Without Borders
- Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director for Africa, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Seth Berkley, CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome Trust
- Marco Lambertini, Director-General, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International
- Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- Carla Vizzotti, Minister of Health, Argentina
Please also note the following event on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 12:30 PM:
Polio Pledging Moment: Investing in a Polio-free Future for More Resilient Health Systems
More info: https://www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/Program/Session/WHS2022/KEY-05
WHS 2022 will be the first joint World Health Summit co-hosted with WHO and will be held under the patronage of German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Aims of WHS 2022 are to strengthen exchange, stimulate innovative solutions to health challenges, foster global health as a key political issue and promote a global health conversation in the spirit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Press information: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/whs-2022/media-center.html
Accreditation open until Wednesday, October 12, 6 PM CET: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/whs-2022/media-center/accreditation
The entire World Health Summit is open to the press. Please understand that places for journalists on-site are limited.
Digital participation is free. Zoom links will be available during WHS 2022 at www.worldhealthsummit.org. Questions can be asked using the Q&A function and video and audio material can be used upon request. Source: World Health Summit
Recordings of all 60 sessions: https://www.youtube.com/worldhealthsummit
For on-site participation, we will follow the state of Berlin’s COVID-19 regulations in effect at the time of the event.
World Health Summit
October 16-18, 2022
Hotel Berlin Central District Stauffenbergstraße 26 Berlin, Germany & Digital www.worldhealthsummit.org
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Press contact Alida Tiekötter communications@worldhealthsummit.org
