| Sunday May 18, 2025 10:30 am-3: 30
Vieux-Bois restaurant, avenue de la Paix 12 |
Snake bit bites: reach our 2030 targets
Host: Ministry of Health, Kenya |
The objective of this meeting is to strengthen the visibility of snake bites on the World Health Program |
Sunday May 18, 2025
17: 30-19: 30
Vieux-Bois restaurant, avenue de la Paix 12
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Shared progress: how collaborative philanthropy can accelerate the health objectives led by the country
Host: Mohammed Bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity |
As part of the progress shared by the theme: how collaborative philanthropy can accelerate the health objectives led by the country, the reception will convene representatives of the country; Global Health Managers; philanthropic organizations; And multilaterals to discuss how countries and donors can work in collaboration to forge new paths for global health progress. |
Monday May 19, 2025
13: 00-14: 30
Reception center of International Geneva (CAGI), Pastoral, Route de Ferney 106 |
Protect progress: integration for the elimination of infectious diseases in a changing geopolitical landscape
Host: World Institute for Diseases (Glide) |
The global health landscape undergoes tectonic changes, largely driven by the recent significant changes in the traditional priorities of donors. This, aggravated by the continuous challenges of climate change and humanitarian crises, threatens to erode decades of progress in the elimination of preventable infectious diseases such as malaria, polio and neglected tropical diseases (NTD). Given this new reality, integration – both in all disease of illness and in broader health and development efforts – has never been more urgent. |
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
08: 00-10: 00
Royal Hotel, rue de Lausanne 41 |
Health financing: What now? What to follow? Insistence of malaria, dengue and NTD
Hosts: Health Finance Coalition (HFC); Malaria no longer; and the international society for neglected tropical diseases (ISNTD) |
The world is witnessing major changes in the global health landscape. Among these, the reduction in donor funding for infectious and tropical climate-sensitive diseases on the one hand, and the explosive growth in health threats such as arboviruses, including dengue, as well as the persistent threat of malaria and neglected tropical diseases (TDD) on communities around the world are likely to be among the most determining factors of future health policy. |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 5:00 p.m.: 00
Gallatin Pavilion, Domaine de Penthes, Route de Pregny 26 |
5 billion treatments given and cash
Hosts: Don de Mectizan program, world health working group |
The event will celebrate the formidable progress made towards the elimination of onchococor and lymphatic filariase, in particular the 5 billion of ivermectin (mectizan) treatments that have been given. Since 1987, MSD and the Don de Mectizan program have supplied to Mectizan to eliminate onchococal and lymphatic filariase in the world. |
| Tuesday May 20, 2025 18: 00-20: 00
Hotel President Wilson, Quai Wilson 47 |
Skin diseases as a global public health priority
Hosts: International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organizations (Globalskin), International League of Dermatology Societies (ILDS), Anesvad Foundation, Health Diplomacy Alliance |
The event will discuss the importance of fighting skin diseases as a public health problem and will provide critical discussions on WHA revolutionary resolution, “skin diseases as a global health priority”. |
Wednesday May 21, 2025
08: 00-09: 30
Vieux-Bois restaurant, avenue de la Paix 12 |
Strengthen strategic partnerships to combat VBD, NTD and emerging infectious diseases
Hosts: Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assoc. (JPMA), permanent mission of Japan, IFPMA |
As the field of global health undergoes a significant transformation, we aim to raise awareness among challenges and solutions related to infectious diseases such as VBD, MNT and emerging infectious diseases that have long affected LMC. As part of this effort, we are due to an overview of the progress made and the challenges we face, as well as to present strategic initiatives / contributions in this area by governments, the private sector and international organizations |
Wednesday May 21, 2025
09: 00-13: 30
Biotech Innovation Park campus, avenue de Sécheron 15 |
Economy of elimination and MNT
Host: World Institute for Diseases (Glide) |
The event will launch an International Labor Dialogue on the Economy (IEWG), will share current work and explore collaboration on the economy of elimination and neglected tropical diseases. |
Wednesday May 21, 2025
12: 00-15: 00
Geneva press club,
Domaine de Penthes,
Chemin de l’Impress 18 |
Accelerate the elimination of MNTs through efforts focused on countries and cross -border collaboration
Hosts: Global Onchocercasis Network for Elimination (Gone), African Union, End Fund, Dndi
Leadership of Member States: Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
The purpose of Reunion is to share the progress and celebrate the successes of the MNT elimination stages, to share examples of cross-border collaboration, to celebrate the approval of cross-border agreements and a call for action that will inspire and improve cross-border and multi-maladies collaboration to accelerate progress towards the global objectives of elimination of disease. The Ministers of Health of Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda will sign a memorandum of understanding to end the VL in Africa. The event will highlight the importance of the country’s ownership and strategies to achieve NTD’s public health objective and to mitigate the risk of losing the gains made in recent decades, highlighting the opportunity to implement the proposed resolution on skin diseases at WHA78. A signature of a memorandum of understanding for visceral leishmaniasis in the countries of East Africa will take place during the ceremony. |
| Wednesday May 21, 2025 18: 00-20: 00
Hõtel Royal, rue de Lausanne 41 |
Round table dinner: the future of NTD financing
Hosts: the Final Fund, Devex |
The event will be organized by Kate Warren EVP and editor -in -chief, Devex and Dr Solomon Zewdu, CEO, The End Fund. The dinner of the round table will bring together a limited group of 10 to 12 high -level stakeholders in private sector organizations, philanthropy, global health, international policies and international financing to engage in a significant dialogue, allowing the main decision -makers to share ideas, align priorities and identify actions to accelerate progress in the fight against MNTs. Round table dinner: the future of NTD financing |
| Wednesday May 21, 2025 18: 30-19: 30
Colladon Park Restaurant,
Colladon 5 chemin,
Petit-sac |
Reception for endemic countries for dracunculiase (Guinea Ver disease) and in Guinea pre-certification
Hosts: Ministry of Health, Chad and Carter Center |
The reception will be an opportunity to celebrate the formidable progress towards eradication, to come together behind the WHA resolution voted, to reflect on the commitments made in the Dhabi declaration and the N’Djamena engagement, and to look at what remains to achieve the eradication of the Guinea worm by 2030. |
| Wednesday May 21, 2025 6:30 pm-20: 30
The International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, avenue de la Paix 17 |
“A headquarters at the table” – Artistic installation
Hosts: Gilead Sciences, Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care Program in Global Primary Health Care, International Alliance of Patient Organizations (IAPO) and Onusida |
Frontline facilitates collaboration with the Schistosomiase Genital Integration Group (FIG), education as a vaccine, the Alliance for Public Health and LVCT health will contribute to this important event. He will offer stories and an artistic installation that will focus on the importance of care centered on people – approach the imbalance of power in which people with lived experience of the disease are too often excluded from the decision -making of the health system. |
| Wednesday May 21, 2025 18: 30-21: 00
Mandarin Oriental hotel,
Quai Turrettini 1 |
Ministerial Summit: Look for the network
Hosts: Nigeria, Reach Network (Chairs: Minister Muhammad Ali Pate (Nigeria) and Professor Samba Sow (former Minister of Health, Mali))) |
The event is summoned to strengthen the ministerial engagement of countries at hand and extend the impact of the network by hiring the potential countries of new countries. It will focus on the survival strategies of integrated, fair and focused children |
Thursday May 22, 2025
08: 00-10: 00
Hotel President Wilson,
Quai Wilson 47 |
Monitoring and innovation for dengue and arbovirus: international unit to avoid future health emergencies
Host: the international company for neglected tropical diseases |
The event will focus on updates on the progression of the arboviral threat worldwide (dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, oropouche fever), will provide a platform for the Member States to make declarations on the experiences of arboviruses and collaborative surveillance strategies, will allow discussions between participants, will be used as a forum for the exchange of best practices and networks between participants between participants, will serve as a forum for the exchange of best practices and networks |
Thursday May 22, 2025
12: 00 – 14: 00
Intercontinental hotel,
Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 7−9 |
Innovation meets unity: to advance global health solutions for Africa
Host: Merck Kgaa, Diplomatic Circle Geneva |
Discussion on world leadership to discuss the commitment reduced with multilateral institutions that led to weakened health systems in Africa and a decrease in international support |
