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Global Health Equity: A Shared Responsibility in Addressing NCDs Burden for All, including Migrants and Refugees

Campus Biotech Chem. des Mines 9, 1202 Genève

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for over 70% of global deaths and pose an escalating threat to public health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The first WHO World report on the health of refugees and migrants highlighted that refugees and migrants are disproportionately affected by NCDs, often facing barriers to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and continuity […]

Diagnostics Day 2025

Restaurant Vieux Bois (Av. de la Paix 12, 1202 Genève Genève) Restaurant Vieux Bois (Av. de la Paix 12, 1202 Genève Genève), Genève, Switzerland

Diagnostics are the first step on the path to health, yet often they are overlooked in favour of treatments and vaccines. Join us for a day of discussions around the diagnostic gap, challenges facing diagnostics today, how and why we need innovation in diagnostics for women, and what needs to be done for pandemic preparedness. […]

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Scaling Up Oral Health Strategies for NCD Prevention

Almost 3.7 billion people worldwide suffer from oral diseases such as caries or gum disease. But despite the proven connection between oral health and overall health and well-being, it remains a neglected global health challenge that disproportionately impacts vulnerable communities in low- and middle-income countries, or LMICs. The fight to ensure oral health for all […]

Securing the Future of Global Health – United Front for Sustainable Financing

Centre de Conférence de Varembé 9-11 Rue de Varembé, Geneve, Switzerland

This event is organized by IDA, GHTC, ASTMH, PATH, World Health Summit and Amref Health Africa. With shifting donor priorities and growing funding uncertainties, essential health programs—including those tackling infectious diseases, NCDs, maternal and child health, and health system strengthening—face increasing challenges. Now more than ever, sustainable financing mechanisms are needed to ensure long-term investments […]

Strengthening Medical Imaging Capacity: The Time is Now

Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva, Quai des Bergues, 1201 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland , Switzerland

Imaging is a pillar of modern medicine. However, access to imaging is scarce in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the toll of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is disproportionately large and growing. Each year, about 17 million people die prematurely from NCDs, 86% of them in LMICs. Imaging modalities, including ultrasound, mammography, CT, and MRI, as […]

Young Lives, Lasting Change: Advancing Sickle Cell Action Ahead of the UN HLM.

The Graduate Institute, Geneva (IHEID) 2 Chemin Eugène-Rigot 1202, Geneva, Switzerland

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) remains an urgent yet overlooked global health challenge. As the world gathers in Geneva for the World Health Assembly, WCSCD is convening a critical conversation on the sidelines to elevate the profile of SCD and highlight its profound impact, particularly on children and adolescents. SCD is a neglected condition linked to […]