WISH announces strategic partnership with WHO

WISH announces strategic partnership with WHO

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Sultana Afdhal sign the partnership agreement as HE the Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari and other dignitaries look on.

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF) will be entering into a strategic partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the lead up to WISH 2024, taking place in Doha on November 13 and 14, 2024.More than 2,000 health policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and practitioners will convene at Qatar National Convention Centre to look for innovative solutions to some of the world’s biggest health challenges.WISH 2024 will be the seventh edition of WISH, an event now established as a vital event on the global health calendar.Following high-level discussions between QF Chairperson Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WISH will be entering into a strategic partnership with the WHO, formalising an ongoing relationship.Central to the partnership will be three WHO-led collaborative research projects, generating evidence-based reports for in/depth discussion at next November’s event. These reports will focus on topics needing the urgent attention of the global health community, underscoring a joint commitment to improve policy and practice.Additionally,