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WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT REGIONAL MEETING KAMPALA, 27-30TH JUNE 2021
Each year, the World Health Summit in Berlin is complemented by an annual Regional Meeting in a different part of the world, where health professionals and other stakeholders in government and the private sector discuss local and regional topics that come to the forefront. However, last year’s Regional Meeting in Kampala, Uganda had to be postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s World Health Summit Regional Meeting will take place on 27-30th June and will be the first ever to be hosted in Africa, with the aim to address and meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and achieve universal health coverage. Key opinion leaders from politics, academia, civil society and the healthcare industry will come together to share joint opportunities and responsibilities in improving health in Africa and globally. The programme includes central topics such as Advancing Technology for Health in Africa, NonCommunicable Diseases, the Health of the African Youth, Global Health Security & Infectious Diseases, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.
To bring expert knowledge to the discussion, WHIS has been invited to speak on the high-level key Panel Discussion on the topic Impact of COVID-19 Public Health Control on SDG Implementation Progress.
Speakers will include Dr Manuela Boyle and Dr Nasibu Mwande at this year’s Regional Meeting.
