The Global Health Forum (GHF) is the forum for innovative practices in global health. The theme of the eight edition is “Improving access to health: Learning from the field”.
Side event
A history of successful partnerships: towards the elimination of sleeping sickness
Organized by DNDi and Sanofi
Date: Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Time: 12:30-13:30
Sessions
Contributing to human progress: Open innovation for infectious diseases
Organized by Merck
Date: Monday 16 November 2020
Time: 12:30-13:30
Moderator: Natalie Mrak, Global Health Partnerships & Strategy Lead, Access to Health, Merck
Speakers:
- Thomas Spangenberg, Head of Global Health Drug Discovery, Global Health Institute of Merck
- Charles Randolph, Head, Global Health, Global Challenges Division, WIPO
- Ben Perry, Discovery Open Innovation Project Leader, DNDi
- Kelly Chibale, Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development, University of Cape Town
Is the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) possible?
Date: Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Time: 16:30-17:30
Speakers:
- Francois Chappuis, Head of Unit, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
- Mwele Malecela, Director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Amy Fall, Global Health Medical For Africa Region Lead, Sanofi
- Philippe Guérin, Director of the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO)
- Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, NTD Director, DNDi, Switzerland
