In a few days, the World Health Summit will welcome you to discuss the most pressing health challenges worldwide. With us will be experts from all involved sectors, including high-ranking politicians like the recently confirmed:

- Hanny-Sherry Ayitey (Minister Of Health, Ghana)
- Daniel Bahr (Minister Of Health, Germany)
- Guido Westerwelle (Foreign Minister, Germany)
- Ali Hyasat (Minister of Health, Jordania)

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Daniel Bahr, World Health Summit 2012

WHS Ceremony 2012

Speeches will be held by:

- José Manuel Barroso
  (President, European Commission)
- Guido Westerwelle
  (Foreign Minister, Germany)
- Daniel Bahr
  (Minister Of Health, Germany)
- Aaron Ciechanover
  (Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry, 2004)
- Chris Viehbacher
  (Chief Executive Officer, Sanofi)

The Keynote Lectures structure the WHS program and are organized in alliance with the four thematic tracks. You are cordially invited to attend these sessions, chaired and moderated by high-ranking participants:

October 20
- WHS Opening Session (11:00-12:00)
- World Health Summit Ceremony (19:00-20:30)

October 21
- Global Health for Development (10:15-11:45)
- Education and Leadership for Health (13:00-14:30)

October 22
- Future of Health Research (10:15-11:45)
- Executive Summary and Outlook to São Paulo (13:00-14:30)

Ulrich Frei, Charité, WHS 2012, Opening Session

Sessions, speakers, details, venue plan, FAQ, and much, much more are being summarized in the WHS Program. Prior to distributing the printed version on site, you are able to access it online.

Personal welcome messages of Angela Merkel, François Hollande, José Manuel Barroso, the Charité - Universitäts-medizin Berlin and the WHS Presidents will bid you welcome, before a wealth of information addresses topics and last open questions.

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Saturday's Satellite Event, World Health Summit 2012

Tuberculosis out of Control – Strategies to Fight Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Open to all
October 21, 17-19h

Health Economy in Brazil and Germany: Opportunities and Challenges
Open to all
October 21, 2013, 12:00 - 13:30

11th International Dialogue on Population and Sustainable Development: 'Youth and Employment – Realizing the demographic dividend'
Open to participants of the International Dialogue
October 22 - 23, 2013

Public Panel Discussion: The female face of youth employment
Open to all
October 23, 2013, 18:00 – 20:00

Challenges of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery in the Emerging Economies / Pan-African Global Forum 2013
Open to all registered WHS participants
October 23, 2013

Health, Agriculture and the Tangled Politics of Development
Open to all, prior online-registration requested
October 23, 2013, 18:30 - 19:45 / Free reception follows

Follow this link to find all details on the <link the-summit program satellite-meetings.html _blank external-link-new-window external link in new>Satellite Events >>>

Keynote Lectures will be streamed live onto our website. Please visit www.worldhealthsummit.org to watch the livestreams.

(Please note: Bandwidth-limitations may cause occasional irregularities in the stream. In this case, please reload the page a little later again.)

You can join the discussion through your Twitter-accout, using the conference-hashtag #WHS13. All tweets will be displayed via a Twitterwall on our website.

In addition, you can find updated pictures and quotes on our Facebook-Page. Leave a comment and become a part of the community!

World Health Summit 2013
October 20 - 22
Federal Foreign Office Berlin

Academic Office
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Charitéplatz 1
10117 Berlin, Germany

Tel.: +49 30 450 572 117
Fax: +49 30 450 570 911
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Media & Communication
Tobias Gerber, Daniela Levy
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Organizing Secretariat
K.I.T. Group
Association & Conference Management
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10709 Berlin
Germany

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Fax: +49 30 246 03 200
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