TEHRAN –Amir-Hossein Takian, head of the Department of Global Health and Public Policy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, has been re-elected as a member of the World Health Alliance (WHS), formerly M8 Alliance, Executive Committee, for two more years.

The World Health Summit is the international platform for global health. It brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future and well-being for all. 

The WHS Academic Alliance aims to promote academic knowledge and research as the foundation for evidence-based decision-making in global health policy. The network currently consists of 30 members worldwide, including the Inter Academy Partnership (IAP), which represents the national academies of medicine and science in more than 100 countries.

Among other activities, the alliance organizes annual WHS Regional Meetings in the home countries of the member institutions and the International Presidency of the World Health Summit rotates annually among the members. The network was initiated by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin in 2009 on the occasion of the first World Health Summit.

The World Health Summit strengthens exchange, stimulates innovative solutions to health challenges, fosters global health as a key political issue, and promotes the global health debate in the spirit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

The World Health Summit as a conference and strategic forum takes place every year in October in Berlin. The World Health Summit 2024 is being held from October 13 to 15, under the theme “Building Trust for a Healthier World". 

Over 3,000 participants from all regions of the world are expected to attend, including numerous ministers, government officials, and representatives from science, the private sector, civil society, and international organizations. 

The agenda includes topics such as health equity, climate change, pandemic threats, Mpox, and antimicrobial resistance. 

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