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Health as a Global Public Good: Why we need a Global Pandemic Treaty
The session is moderated by Professor Ilona Kickbusch, a member of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) – which had initially proposed a framework for pandemic preparedness. A high-level representative of the European Union explains the initial intention of the proposal and where exactly it stands now, also the World Health Organization (WHO) defines how ... Read more
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Keynote: Minister Jens Spahn Panel: Pandemic preparedness as a global challenge
Not only the fair distribution of vaccines against the coronavirus is currently a central challenge of the international community. Also, the establishment of effective and resilient public health systems including skilled personnel, disease prevention and monitoring, and access to treatments remain important for global health and pandemic preparedness. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the aggravating ... Read more
Policy Brief
Targeting pollution to improve health and mitigate climate change: The G20 “Safeguarding the planet” agenda – a call for action
Rachael Kupka (Global Alliance on Health and Pollution), Richard Fuller (Global Alliance on Health and Pollution), Laura Schaefli (Global Alliance on Health and Pollution)
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Accelerating progress toward universal health coverage
Hanan Alahmadi (Riyadh Economic Forum), Ahmed Alamri (Riyadh Economic Forum), Husein Reka (Asia Global Institute, Hong Kong University), Jonty Roland (Health For All Advisory)
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Policy actions to safeguard the operations of GVCS in times of crisis and beyond
Mohmmad S. Alrajeh (Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs), Anthony Hammond (Yale School of Medicine), Olayinka Idowu Kareem (University of Hohenheim), Stefan Pahl (University of Groningen), Adnan Serič (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), Aleksander Siemaszko (Poland's Ministry of Economic Development), Mark Votruba (Case Western Reserve University), Ahmad Younis (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine)
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Covid-19: An eye opener to upscale investments in sustainable transport to accelerate progress toward a more livable and climate resilient future
Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), AHM Mehbub Anwar (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Farhina Pasha (University of Tabuk), Aishah Alatawi (University of Tabuk), Steven Griffiths (Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Khalifa University)
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Covid-19 and the global education emergency: Planning systems for recovery and resilience
Prachi Srivastava (University of Western Ontario), Alejandra Cardini (CIPPEC), Iván Matovich (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC)), Hugues Moussy (UNESCO-IIEP), Robert Jenkins (UNICEF), Nicolas Reuge (UNICEF), Kate Moriarty (INEE), Sonja Anderson (INEE)
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Addressing mental health needs during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
Yasmin Altwaijri (King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center), Lisa Bilal (King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center), Ronald C. Kessler (Harvard Medical School)
Global Solutions Hub
Wealth and Health: contribution of health businesses to recoupling
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed many fundamental aspects of our society. The world needs to transcend the challenges laid bare by the crisis. There is a clear need to move beyond today’s polarization to future guided by partnership and collaboration to create a better and fairer world. How can we better link wealth and health? ... Read more
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What can the G20 do to support tax systems for just and resilient societies? Fighting inequality through progressive taxation
Just and resilient societies depend on an adequate public funding base to provide important public goods, such as health care and education. The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has put a stark spotlight on this: Strong public health systems are an important pre-requisite for successfully dealing with the medical consequences of the pandemic, and fiscal stimulus packages ... Read more

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