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Good Health News Denmark is close to wiping out leading cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out We want to spotlight measurable progress toward better #HealthForAll With our new series, Good Health News, we’ll regularly share evidence-based examples of what’s working in global health
2025 – A roller-coaster year for global health In her latest commentary, Ilona Kickbusch looks back at a year of contradictory developments in global health: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/news/a-roller-coaster-year-for-global-health-commentary-by-council-chair-ilona-kickbusch #GlobalHealth
At the latest WHS global health dialogue, co-hosted with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of HERA at the European Commission, highlighted how stronger partnerships with academia and industry are transforming pandemic preparedness. #PandemicPreparedness
COP30 in Belém delivered steps but not the strides needed to keep global warming in check to protect health worldwide Read our CEO Carsten Schicker’s full commentary: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/news/cop30-in-belem-analysis-by-whs-ceo-carsten-schicker-on-what-it-means-for-global-health
Who do people trust when it comes to health? Joy Phumaphi (ALMA) says it starts with community voices 🎧 Watch her insight from #WHS2025 ( @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social) on the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast with @garryaslanyan.bsky.social 👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56
A special LIVE episode of Global Health Matters! 🎙️Recorded in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social! Dr. @garryaslanyan.bsky.social speaks with Joy Phumaphi & Monica Bharel about bridging the global health knowledge divide. @ghm-podcast.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Experts Outline How To Strengthen Trusted Health Knowledge Worldwide - Health Policy Watch
Global health knowledge is expanding faster than ever, but so are confusion and inequity over who can access trustworthy information and use it to improve
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In his contribution to the Global Governance Project, our President Axel R. Pries highlights why the #G20 has the power to influence the future of global health. https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=061d8748-681b-472a-875b-5b9e040e69c3&pnum=119
Around the world, urban leaders are rethinking how to prevent disease, reduce pollution, and close health gaps. 🔗 Find out more and read the full report: https://www.interacademies.org/publication/report-international-urban-health-summit #WHSAcademicAlliance
Monica Bharel (Google Health) on why equitable access to data &technology is essential for health equity for the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast. 🎙️ Recorded live in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social at #WHS2025 👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56
Joy Phumaphi (African Leaders Malaria Alliance) shares why truth and trust save lives on the latest ep. of the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast with @garryaslanyan.bsky.social! 🎙️ Recorded in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social. Check it out! 👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56
🌡️ As COP30 continues in Brazil, the world is watching for decisive action. In the #WHS2025 session “Climate in Crisis, Health at Risk”, our panelists shared one final message — calling for hope, collective action, and systemic transformation. 🎥 https://youtu.be/_89Z3dDwSbw
💬 “This year’s G20 summit still offers an opening: an opportunity to build new bridges to overcome contradictions and find new consensus.” - Axel R. Pries, WHS President 👉 https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=061d8748-681b-472a-875b-5b9e040e69c3&pnum=119
🌡️🌍 At #WHS2025, Ethel Maciel, Special Envoy for #COP30 (Brazil), highlighted how the Belém Health Action Plan strengthens the health sector’s adaptation and resilience to climate change. 👉 Watch the full discussion on here: https://www.youtube.com/live/_89Z3dDwSbw?si=TTzo4608APt6teMe
A special LIVE recorded episode of #GlobalHealthMatters 🎙️ Recorded in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social! @garryaslanyan.bsky.social speaks with Joy Phumaphi (ALMA) and Monica Bharel (Google Health) about bridging the global health knowledge divide. 👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56
💡 Reflecting on her key takeaway from #WHS2025, Jonta Kamara, Y-ACT (Youth in Action), shared how the #WHS2025 reinforced the importance of cross-sector collaboration in public and global health. #GlobalHealth #HealthForAll #YouthVoices
The #WHS2025 stipend recipients made their mark in Berlin 🌟 The young professionals brought valuable perspectives to the World Health Summit 2025. Their passion and commitment demonstrate how individual voices can unite to influence the future of global health.
🌍 As our world is fragmenting, health remains a force that can bring people together. The #WHS2025 told this story – the opportunity to move from fragmentation to renewal, from brokenness to connection. #GlobalHealth #HealthForAll
Reflecting on her takeaways from #WHS2025, Jelena Branković, Vice President of the Coalition for Global Health Innovation, highlights the importance of collaboration and youth engagement in shaping global health. #GlobalHealth #HealthForAll #YouthVoices
🇩🇪 Germany’s €1 billion pledge to the Global Fund 📈 Presentation of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 💉 Germany’s €100 million contribution to CEPI 📑 Launch of the Gallup State of the World’s Emotional Health 2025 🌐 Release of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) 2025 Report #WHS2025
❓ Who is accountable when misinformation harms children’s health At #WHS2025, world health leaders warned falsehoods are undermining vaccines & leaving kids unprotected. ⌛It’s time to hold producers of health misinformation responsible. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social
Where Is The Accountability For The Producers Of Health Misinformation? - Health Policy Watch
Where is the accountability for those who produce health misinformation that harms the health of children, asked Benjamin Schreiber, a senior adviser to the
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“These papers lay out for the first time a comprehensive description of health in the post-pandemic world.” 📄 A Lancet Editorial provides an overview of 3 new articles, presented at the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yke8vh56 #WHS2025 #GDBStudy @ihmeuw.bsky.social
Health progress in a post-COVID-19 world
The COVID-19 pandemic upended global mortality and morbidity. COVID-19 was ranked as the number one age-standardised cause of death globally in 2021 but by 2023 had dropped to the 20th cause of death ...
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🤝 Strengthened partnerships ☕️ Constant coffee 📊 Renewed commitment to data-driven action The @@worldhealthsummit.bsky.social was a moment of collaboration and renewed purpose for our team. Watch the video to hear their reflections! #WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
New #WHSAcademicAlliance Correspondence published in Nature today 1️⃣ Define, respect, & safeguard academic freedom 2️⃣ Strengthen international collaboration & multilateral institutions 3️⃣ Combat misinformation & rebuild trust in science Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-04026-6
🎤 “I’m a representation of the communities that are not able to come.” - Arissa Jemaina Ikram, founder of Doctors on Ground in Malaysia, reflected on what it meant to be a World Health Summit 2025 stipend recipient. #WHS2025 #YouthLeadership
"The whole world should be united, and protect healthcare workers and facilities, in order to help this peace to survive" - Edem Adamanov, Deputy Health Minister Ukraine
“Women’s health is not a side issue. It is the cornerstone of humanity’s progress, prosperity, and future.” – Kriti Sanon, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India Honorary Ambassador for Gender Equality, Actor, Producer & Entrepreneur
"For far too long, the default model for medicines and healthcare techniques has been the average male body, which often doesn't work for women" – Kriti Sanon, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India Honorary Ambassador for Gender Equality, Actor, Producer & Entrepreneur
"Health is a major tool for peace, investing in health is investing in peace." – Austin Demby, Minister of Health, Sierra Leone 👉 Missed the session? Watch the full session recording here: https://f.mtr.cool/dyrdjmdyvf
