University of Coimbra at the World Health Summit 2023
Representatives of the Coimbra Health consortium attend the world's leading global health conference and the M8 Alliance General Assembly.
Translation by Diana Taborda
The University of Coimbra (UC) is participating in the World Health Summit 2023 (WHS 2023), which is being held in Berlin, Germany until the 17th of October.
The World Health Summit is the leading international strategic forum on global health, designed to strengthen collaboration, promote open, science-based dialogue, and foster debate aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The 2023 edition will address the impact of climate change, pandemic prevention, and new digital technologies, under the theme "A Defining Year for Global Health Action”, bringing together over 300 speakers and stakeholders from all around the world, including more than 20 ministers and numerous government representatives, as well as members of academia, industry, civil society and international organisations
The UC is represented at this unique summit by the "Coimbra Health" consortium - made up of the UC and the Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC) - with the presence of the CHUC Chairperson of the Board, Carlos Santos; the Deputy Director of the UC Faculty of Medicine and Coordinator of the Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Henrique Girão; and the Coordinator of the UC R&D International Networks Unit, Jorge Figueira.
The World Health Summit 2023 kicked off yesterday, the 15th of October, one day after the General Assembly of the M8 Alliance (Alliance of Academic Health Centres, Universities and National Academies), a unique network of academic and health institutions. The University of Coimbra is the only Portuguese higher education institution in this prestigious alliance.
More information about WHS 2023 is available at https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/summit.html.