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Bridging the Health Gap

April 28, 2024
12:45–13:45 (Asia/Riyadh time zone)

About this session

Since 1990, global efforts have successfully halved child mortality. Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, however, has been insufficient, with climate change and preventable diseases jeopardizing decades of advancement and millions of lives. How can we strengthen the global health architecture to eradicate disease and make essential health innovations accessible to...
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Speakers

FA
​Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel​
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia
BG
Bill Gates
Co-Chair
Gates Foundation
TG
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General
World Health Organization (WHO)
AR
Abdullah Al Rabeeah
Supervisor General
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre
MS
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Pakistan Government
KS
Keir Simmons
Chief International Correspondent
NBC News
AZ
Anita Zaidi
President, Gender Equality
Gates Foundation

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