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What Is the Cost of Underinvesting in Health?

October 15, 2025
12:15–13:00 (Asia/Dubai time zone)

About this session

Every $1 invested in health yields up to $4 in economic return, yet health systems remain chronically underfunded. From antimicrobial resistance to air pollution, aid cuts and digital health gaps, the cost of inaction is mounting. What are the societal and economic consequences of underinvesting in health and how do we begin to address them?

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Speakers

AB
Amit Bouri
Chief Executive Officer
Global Impact Investing Network
DF
Damiano de Felice
Chief, External Affairs
CARB-X
AH
Alison Holmes
Professor of Infectious Diseases; Director, Fleming Initiative
Imperial College London
MB
Maha Taysir Barakat
Assistant Minister for Health and Life Sciences
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates

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