World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2018 - Portugal, Coimbra

Date: April 19-20, 2018
Venue: Convento de São Francisco, Coimbra, Portugal
Hosts: University of Coimbra, Coimbra Hospital and Universitary Centre
Expected attendance: 550-700
Official Website: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/regional-meeting.html

Topics

The conference will focus on four topics:

• Managing Infectious Diseases in Low & Middle Income Countries
• Governance for Health Equity in Low & Middle Income Countries
• Opportunities and Challenges in Translating Innovation into Healthcare
• Biomedical Education for a Changing World

Speakers include:

• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa   (President of the Portuguese Republic)
• António Guterres   (Secretary-General, United Nations, USA)
• Magda Robalo   (Director, Communicable Diseases Cluster, WHO Regional Office for Africa)
• Mónica Ferro   (Director, Geneva Office UNFPA, Switzerland)
• Detlev Ganten   (President, World Health Summit, Germany)
• João Gabriel Silva   (Rector, University of Coimbra, Portugal)
• Fernando Regateiro   (Chairman, Board of Directors, Coimbra University Hospitals, Portugal)