As a prelude to the 77th World Health Assembly (May 27-June 1, 2024), the 26th edition of the Francophone Health Meetings was held on May 26 in Geneva, around the theme “Innovative approaches in the service of health “.
Nearly 150 participants, including around fifteen French-speaking ministers of health, heads of international organizations, senior representatives of the pharmaceutical industries, experts from the global public health sector, as well as numerous diplomats were brought together by the OIF and Medicines Companies (LEEM).
This edition aimed in particular to share innovative experiences – therapeutic, technological, organizational, administrative, partnership, financial, etc. – which can contribute to the progress of the ecosystem and social determinants of health as well as access to care and treatments.
In his introductory speech, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros A Ghebreyesus, highlighting the central place that innovation occupies in the work of the WHO, indicated that the 77th session of the AMS includes several innovative initiatives aimed at improving global public health. These include, among others, the launch of WHO’s first investment cycle to make contributions more predictable, flexible and resilient; of the new Pandemic Agreement and the amendments to the International Health Regulations which will be considered by the WHA.
The Director General of LEEM , Laurence Peyraut , the Representative of the OIF to the United Nations in Geneva, Henri Monceau, the special envoy of the African Union for the African Medicines Agency (AMA), Michel Sidibé, the Director Executive Director of the WHO Academy, David Atchoarena, as well as the Director General of the Africa CDC ( Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control ), Jean Kaseya, all called for joint action in favor of new paradigms and renovated partnerships in order to achieve the expected health outcomes.
For their part, the panelists, including the Ministers of Health of Benin, Gabon, as well as the Executive Director of UNITAID, followed by the ministers of Senegal, Tunisia, Guinea, Cape Verde, Togo, and the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia, shared their national experiences in terms of reforms, emphasizing the need to strengthen community health, local production, training and sources of health financing. They stressed the need for more ambitious innovative initiatives in order to effectively address the challenges posed by the informal sector for the implementation of universal health coverage and the management of constantly increasing chronic diseases.
26th edition of the Francophone Health Meetings
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