WHS Regional Meeting
North America 2017

May 8-9

Venue:
Palais des Congrès de Montréal
Montréal, Québec
Canada

Held from October 9-11 at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, the World Health Summit 2016 welcomed more than 1,600 participants from more than 80 countries. Another 3,000 visitors from about 100 countries followed the plenary sessions held in the “Weltsaal” and “Europasaal” halls via live-stream.

The Summit reached more than 15,000 people via Facebook, leading to more than 10,000 interactions. More than 5,000 tweets using the hashtag #WHS2016 were also sent, making the event a “trending topic” on two consecutive days and leading to more than 18 million impressions.

On site, representatives from academia, politics, the private sector, and civil society worked together on solutions to the central challenges facing healthcare worldwide. The consensus that there is a driving need for timely and cooperative action was supported by the 2016 M8 Alliance Declaration.

We, the members of the M8 Alliance, call on heads of state and government to invest in people and to ensure that no one is left behind. Following the discussion at this year’s World Health Summit, action in five key central areas of global health is mandatory:

1. Empowerment of Women and Girls
2. Right to Health of Refugees and Migrants
3. Resilience and Global Health Security
4. Antimicrobial Resistance
5. Investment in Research, Development and Health Innovation

The total number of participants grew by 8% in comparison to 2015. Representing a broad variety of sectors, the majority of participants (45%) belonged to the field of academia.

A nearly equal number of participants attended from civil society and industry (19% and 17% respectively). There was also near parity in terms of gender balance, with 52% male participants and 48% female.

Once again, the World Health Summit was a resounding success for both speakers and participants. Our film crew caught the special atmosphere in a eight-minute movie. It features many of the central speakers and topics, the startup competition and other highlights.

Enjoy this entertaining look back:

WHS 2016 Movie >>>

Picture Gallery

Five keynotes, nine panel discussions, 30 workshops, the WHS Startup Track, and a graphic recording artist – our picture gallery offers a substantive look back at all the unforgettable WHS 2016 moments. On request, all pictures are available in print quality as well.

Picture Gallery >>>

Video Recordings

In case you missed keynote lectures by Federal Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe or WHO Assistant Director-General Ren Minghui, we recorded and uploaded all WHS 2016 sessions held at the "Weltsaal" and "Europasaal" halls. You’ll find those recordings here:

Session Videos >>>

Many WHS 2016 speakers kindly agreed to make their presentations available as downloads.

The data is available to all registered participants of the WHS Community >>>

(Please use the personalized login-data you were sent during the registration process to access the WHS Community.)

Our longstanding media partners covered the WHS 2016 with several well informed reports and interviews.

Please follow this link to their special on
Migrant Mental Health >>>

Our media partners reported from the WHS, interviewed the German Federal Minister of Health and the WHS President.

Find here their WHS 2016 Highlight >>>