World Health Summit

Under the high patronage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the World Health Summit (WHS) is the premiere international platform for exploring strategic developments and decisions in the area of healthcare. This coming 9-11 October, the 8^th WHS will once again draw international experts from academia, politics, the private sector and civil society to the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. More than 1,500 stakeholders and decision-makers from all fields of the healthcare spectrum will focus on topics like: Migration and Refugee Health: From care to policy; Technological Innovation for Health: Improving healthcare delivery; Women, Empowerment and Health: Equality and agency; Translational Research: Advancing innovative treatment; and Infectious Diseases: Lessons learned from Ebola to Zika. The WHS is underpinned by the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centres, Universities and National Academies – an international network of academic institutions known for their educational and research excellence.