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Sep. 19th, 2025

The WHS Academic Alliance shapes not only the Global Health Agenda but also the #WHS2025 Program

We are proud to announce that the WHS Academic Alliance will be co-hosting 11 sessions at the upcoming World Health Summit 2025. As the scientific network of the World Health Summit, the WHS Academic Alliance is an essential part of our work and actively shapes the WHS 2025 program. Through its contribution, the Alliance underscores the importance of academic collaboration, scientific exchange, and evidence-based policymaking, while reinforcing its role in advancing science-based solutions to today’s most pressing challenges and setting the agenda for sustainable global health improvement.
Watch the session recordings here

Overview: Sessions Co-Hosted by the WHS Academic Alliance

Sunday, October 12th

Global Health Lab – Operationalizing the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy
Co-Host: Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine (CCCTIM)
Chairs/Speakers: Hiba Boujnah, Gilbert Motlalepula Matsabisa
Time: 14:00-15:30

Workshop – Precision Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases
Co-Host: Karolinska Institute, Makerere University
Chairs/Speakers: Stefan Swartling Peterson, Ricardo Baptista Leite, Githinji Gitahi, Rhoda Wanyenze, Pascale Allotey, Elisabete Weiderpass
Time: 14:00-15:30

Workshop – Empowering the Global Health Workforce Through Innovative Lifelong Learning Models
Co-Host: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Chairs/Speakers: Bart Janssens, Laura Magaña, Rasmus Møgelvang, Olive Tengera, Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, Heyo Kroemer
Time: 16:00-17:30

Monday, October 13th

Global Health Lab – Interdisciplinary Action to Combat Global Gun Violence
Co-Host: George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health
Chairs/Speakers: Adnan A. Hyder, Michele Gonçalves dos Ramos, Adèle Kirsten, Lorena Barberia, Pamela Das
Time: 11:00-12:30

Global Health Lab – Conflict, Militarism and Health – An Agenda for Action
Co-Host: The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Chairs/Speakers: Andrew Haines, Elsara Badri, Carlos Umaña, Neta C. Crawford, Neil Arya
Time: 16:00-17:30

Workshop – Pandemic Preparedness Through Global Partnership
Co-Host: University of Hong Kong
Chairs/Speakers: Jakob Cramer, Leo Lit-man Poon, Frank Konings, Rebecca Grais, Maria Van Kerkhove, Mosoka Fallah
Time: 16:00-17:30

Tuesday, October 14th

Panel Discussion – Peace and Sustainable Health Development
Co-Host: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
Chairs/Speakers: Amirhossein Takian, Petra Khoury, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Mekdes Daba, Christos Christou, Kumanan Rasanathan
Time: 09:00-10:30

Panel Discussion – Climate in Crisis, Health at Risk
Co-Host: The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Chairs/Speakers: Joy Phumaphi, Andy Haines, Victor J. Dzau, Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Ethel Maciel, Vincent Bretin, Carsten Schneider
Time: 14:00-15:30

Panel Discussion – Confronting Disinformation in the Global Anti-Vaccine Discourse
Co-Host: WHS Academic Alliance Executive Committee
Chairs/Speakers: Yik Ying Teo, Mohamed Yakub Janabi, Heidi Larson, Benjamin Schreiber, Karla Soares-Weiser
Time: 14:00-15:30

Global Health Lab – Strengthening Quality of Medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa
Co-Host: Paris Global Health Institute - Université Paris Cité, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Chairs/Speakers: Xavier Jouven, Bruk Alemayehu, Yik-Ying Teo, Marie Antignac
Time: 09:00-10:30

Workshop – Navigating the Challenge of Health and Aging in the Global South
Co-Host: The Aga Khan University
Chairs/Speakers: Anthony K. Ngugi, Alexandre Kalache, Muthoni Gichu, Erwin Tan, Jinkook Lee
Time: 11:00-12:30

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