Berlin, Germany 21-24 October 2012
“Research for Health and Sustainable Development” is the theme of the 2012 World Health Summit, which will focus on finding novel solutions for non-communicable diseases and conditions of global concern, like obesity, diabetes and mental illness. Unhealthy lifestyles are a main cause of these new epidemics. Greater awareness of the global economic risks and human suffering related to the epidemiologic transition, as well as sustainable solutions for healthcare systems to meet the challenge, are urgently needed.
The World Health Summit will approach these topics with five different tracks:
- Diseases of Modern Environments
- Translating Research into Policy
- Health and EconomicsEducating
- Health Professionals
- Information Technology for Health
The World Health Summit is sponsord by the international M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers and Medical Universities, a collaboration committed to improving global health, working with political and economic decision-makers to develop science-based solutions to health challenges worldwide. Members include:
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
- InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP)
- National University of Singapore
- Monash University of Melbourne, Australia
- Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Russian Federation
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China
- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
- Imperial College London, United Kingdom
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
- University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
- International Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC)
For more information, visit the World Health Summit website at www.worldhealthsummit.org