Headquarters activities
7th edition of the Geneva Health Forum
The 7th
edition of the Geneva Health Forum successfully ended on Thursday April 12th. The 2018 edition gathered over 12000 participants during 3 days around the
theme “Precision Global Health in the
Digital Age”. The Geneva Health Forum is an international forum of innovative
practices in global health with the aim to showcase innovative, accessible and
sustainable practices for better health access and equity. This year, the GHF
explored the impact of the digital revolution in our current health practices. Thanks
to the wide range of participants from various sectors and countries, the GHF
could once more promote dynamic networking and innovative partnerships among stakeholders
active in global health.
For the first time a Grand Jet d’Or de
Genève award was also attributed
to a senior global health scientist/policy maker/or professional. Although the
award went to the meritorious Marcel Tanner (former Swiss TPH director), the
Global Program Health is very proud that Jacques Mader was among the 7 nominated!
Otherwise SDC Global Health Programme was very active with the organization
of several round tables and an information booth. SDC Director-General Manuel Sager gave a Keynote Speech during the
opening ceremony.
Here you can find the complete speech by SDC Director-General
Manuel Sager.
For further questions, please contact:
Viviane Hasselmann, SDC Global Program Health, Bern | viviane.hasselmann@eda.admin.ch
