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World Health Day 2023 – 75 years of improving public health [https://www.who.int/campaigns/75-years-of-improving-public-health]
15 – 17 October 2023
World Health Summit 2023
[https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/10/15/default-calendar/world-health-summit-2023]
Berlin, Germany | Hybrid modality
The World Health Summit, a leading global health conference and network, brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future by inspiring innovative solutions for better health and well-being for all. The event takes place in Berlin, Germany and online from 15–17 October under the theme “A Defining Year for Global Health Action”.
Central topics at the World Health Summit 2023 include:
· learning from COVID-19 for future pandemic prevention;
· preparedness and response;
· recommitting to universal health coverage;
· sustainable health for people and planet;
· G7/G20 measures to enhance global health equity and security;
· harnessing the power of digital technologies for global health;
· the World Health Organization’s 75th anniversary; and
· innovations to accelerate the fight against tuberculosis.
The WHO Director-General is due to speak at the opening ceremony. WHO staff members will be speaking at sessions on topics such as an international pandemic accord, digital health, climate change and health, sexual and reproductive health and universal health coverage.
For more information about the programme and speakers, visit: [http://www.worldhealthsummit.org]
Registration [https://www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/] for on-site participation is only possible with a regitration code. Digital participation of the entire World Health Summit program will be available with no prior registration needed, and recordings can be found on the WHS YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/WorldHealthSummit].
16 – 20 October 2023
Forty-sixth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/10/16/default-calendar/forty-sixth-expert-committee-on-drug-dependence
Background
The 46th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence meeting will be held from 16 – 20th October 2023.
Additional background on the work of the Expert Committee can be found here [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/10/16/default-calendar/forty-sixth-expert-committee-on-drug-dependence#cms].
A public information session will be held Monday 16th October 2023. More information on how to register [https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wi6q_ronR2a-JulTPHpAfQ#/registration] and submit information for consideration by the Expert Committee can be found below.
https://www.who.int/groups/who-expert-committee-on-drug-dependence/46th-ecdd-documents
16 – 20 October 2023
Regional Committee for the Western Pacific: seventy-fourth session
Manila, Philippines
The seventy-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific will be held from 16 to 20 October 2023 in Manila, Philippines.
More information here: [https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/governance/regional-committee/session-74]
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19 October 2023
Regulation of AI for health
On 19 October, WHO will launch a new publication outlining six key areas for regulation of AI for health.
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