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Preparing for Disease X

January 17, 2024
11:30–12:15 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

With the World Health Organization continuing to research the potential of so-called ‘Disease X’, what novel efforts are needed to prepare healthcare systems for the multiple challenges ahead? This session is linked to the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience and the Collaborative Surveillance Initiative of the World Economic Forum. Simultaneous interpretation...
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Speakers

SB
Shyam Bishen
Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare; Member of the Executive Committee
World Economic Forum
NB
Nancy Brown
Chief Executive Officer
American Heart Association
MD
Michel Demaré
Chair of the Board
AstraZeneca
TG
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General
World Health Organization (WHO)
RJ
Roy Jakobs
President and Chief Executive Officer
Royal Philips
PR
Preetha Reddy
Executive Vice-Chairperson
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise
NL
Nisia Trindade Lima
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health of Brazil

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