“This year’s World Health Assembly represents a pivotal moment to advance policy reforms to deliver a more fit-for-purpose, equitable research and development (R&D) ecosystem,” stated the Global Health Technologies Coalition. To accelerate global health innovation and deliver health for all, they recommend WHO member states “take collective action now to establish more inclusive, globally distributed R&D systems and approaches.” Read more.

Other Alliance members also attending WHA76 include Baraka Impact Finance, Cross-Border Impact Ventures, Gilead Sciences, Global Health Council, Google, Living Goods, Meta, MSD for Mothers, PATH, Pathfinder International, Pfizer, PSI, ReSurge International, Seed Global Health, UNICEF, and Viamo.

To be connected to other members attending, please contact Madhavi madhavi@bayareaglobalhealth.org. Please see below for interesting events of our members.

Events

May 20

• PSI with Yale: Addressing Mis- and Disinformation in Global Health: A Conversation for Collective Action across Digital Media (May 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm CEST)

May 22

• Google Health @ World Health Assembly 2023 Cocktail Reception (May 22, 5:00pm – 7:00pm CEST)

May 23

• PATH: “An investment in digital health is an investment in UHC: Prioritising action to support digital health transformation” (May 23, 8:30am – 10:30am CEST)

• Seed Global Health: Developing a Fit-for-Purpose Health Workforce for Universal Health Coverage in Africa (May 23, 10:00am – 11:00am CEST)

• Global Health Council | Living Goods | Pathfinder International: Advancing National Health Workforce Plans to Meet the Aspirations of the Global Political Declarations  (May 23, 5:00pm – 7:00pm CEST)

• ReSurge International: Strengthening Health Systems through upscaling Surgical Care – Moving Dialogue to Implementation: Sustainable Financing (May 23, 6:00pm – 9:00pm CEST)

May 24

• Pathfinder International: Digital Health Solutions to Bolster Health System Resilience (May 24, 7:30am CEST)

• DEVEX Checkup @ WHA76: With member sponsors Global Health Technologies Coalition, Gilead Sciences and MSD for Mothers (May 24 – 25, All Day)

• PATH: From neglected NCD to priority: Accelerating action on kidney disease (May 24, 9:00am – 10:00am CEST)

• PSI: Self-Care: A Foundational Component of Health System Sustainability (May 24, 12:00pm – 2:00pm CEST)

• Seed Global Health: The Role of the Health Community in Climate Action: Taking Stock and Moving Forward (May 24, 1:00pm – 2:00pm CEST)

• Global Health Council: Civil Society High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Dialogue at the World Health Assembly (May 24, 3:00pm – 4:00pm CEST)

• Gilead: Realizing universal health coverage: A path to hepatitis elimination (May 24, 6:30pm – 7:30pm CEST)

May 25

• MSD for Mothers: Maternity Matters: How the private sector can advance equitable access to care (May 25, 8:00am – 9:00am CEST)

• Global Health Council: Networking event (5:30pm – 7:30pm CEST)

May 26

• UNICEF: Tackling Community Health Worker Programme Barriers: Achieving equity and effectiveness amidst resource constraints (May 26, 10:00am – 2:00pm CEST)

• Baraka Impact Finance: Catalyzing Private Capital for Health Innovation in Emerging Economies (May 26, 5:00pm – 7:00pm CEST)

If you are an Alliance member and have a WHA76 side event that’s not mentioned above, please contact Madhavi madhavi@bayareaglobalhealth.org and we will update this list.