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  • Accelerating Innovation for Climate and Pandemic Preparedness

    Center for Global Development and Virtual

    Threats to the global community — such as climate change and pandemics — demand urgent innovation and action at scale. But when commercial incentives for innovation trail behind the social value, market shaping instruments can credibly signal demand and spur the development and adoption of new innovations. The Center for Global Development (CGD) and the […]

  • Pandemics, Climate, Conflict: Preventing Future Shocks

    How can this year’s UN Summit of the Future (Sept. 22-23) serve as a springboard for action in the year ahead? Join PAN, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, and RANA for Pandemics, Climate, Conflict: Preventing Future Shocks on Sept. 24. This event will include former Heads of State and government, senior policymakers, […]

  • Pandemics, Climate, Conflict: Preventing Future Shocks

    Virtual

    Join PAN, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, and RANA for Pandemics, Climate, Conflict: Preventing Future Shocks on Sept. 24. This event will include former Heads of State and government, senior policymakers, and non-governmental leaders sharing their perspectives on the current political state of play, opportunities, and actions necessary to ensure we are […]

  • Building Health Workforce Resilience: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Climate and Health Crises

    The Cornell Club New York and Virtual

    Pandemics, climate change, chronic disease and conflict have pushed health systems to the breaking point, and the health workforce is constantly under pressure to respond to multiple health crises simultaneously. All cadres of health workers – nurses, community health workers, physicians, pharmacists and others – are needed to effectively address the changing needs of patients […]

  • Emerging Frontiers and New Innovations in HIV

    Duke University in DC and Virtual 201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United States

    UNAIDS shows that the AIDS pandemic can be ended by 2030-but are we on track? Join us for a dynamic panel discussion with global health leaders as we explore this critical question. We will delve into pivotal insights from the International AIDS Conference and the UN General Assembly, focusing on groundbreaking medical advancements, key policy […]

  • The Pandemic Agreement and Beyond: International Solidarity in a Multipolar Era

    Hôtel Royal Genève Rue de Lausanne 41, 1201, Geneva, Switzerland

    After the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries rallied around the idea of a pandemic treaty to enshrine global solidarity against pandemic threats and establish priorities for coordination, cooperation, and equity during a health emergency. After more than two years of complex negotiations, WHO Member States advanced a historic pandemic agreement on Wednesday April […]

  • Pandemic Readiness in an Uncertain World

    Geneva Graduate Institute Geneva, Switzerland

    Based on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (The Independent Panel) recommended a package of evidence-based reforms as a blueprint for transforming global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response systems. Since delivering their main report, the Independent Panel Co-Chairs – Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Right Honourable […]

  • 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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  • Biosecurity: A Priority in the Era of Pandemics and AI

    Hôtel Royal Genève Rue de Lausanne 41, 1201, Geneva, Switzerland

    The risks of new pandemic threats are compounding. Zoonotic spillover and uncontained outbreaks are well-known risks that are not yet well enough addressed. Today, focus must also turn to biosecurity and biosafety risks. Beyond naturally occurring infectious disease threats, the risks of a manmade pandemic — by accident or by design — must be mitigated. […]

  • Biobanking for Pandemic Preparedness

    Online

    Join us for this one-hour webinar, sponsored by PATH and CEPI, where experts from the international biorepository community will present their current work on biobanking for pandemic response, and share experiences and lessons learned with the broader research community. You’ll learn more about: New pandemic biospecimen repository initiatives. Advancing the Pandemic Agreement. Building trust and […]

  • Health and Risk Communication in Pandemics and Beyond: Strategies for a System Thinking, Community-Centered, and Equity-Driven Approach: A Global Health Communication Institute

    American University of Rome Rome

    Health and Risk Communication in Pandemics and Beyond: Strategies for a System Thinking, Community-Centered, and Equity-Driven Approach July 7-18, 2025 The American University of Rome (AUR), Rome, Italy Registration and information: https://aur.edu/health-risk-communication-interpandemic-world Registration deadline: March 1, 2025 Audience: Professionals and leaders from multiple sectors and disciplines, including health, communication, international development, human rights, and community […]

  • A New Vision for the Health Workforce: Addressing NCDs, global health security and emergencies 

    Harvard Club 35 West 44th Street, New York, NY, United States

    The global health workforce is in crisis. As the world faces multiple overlapping challenges to health, including the escalating burden of noncommunicable diseases, the threat of pandemics and humanitarian crises caused by conflict, climate, economic distress and other emergencies, and the rising global toll on mental health, the demands on health workers have intensified. Yet, […]