Esteemed co-host of GHF Day 3 - Towards the Elimination of Malaria (29 mai)
During the week of the World Health Assembly, the most prominent international Schools of Public Health (SPHs) will convene to discuss the opportunities for better health learning for the millions of public health professionals around the world.
The meeting is organized by the Swiss School of Public Health, the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, the Vanke School of Public Health from Tsinghua University, and the School of Public Health from the National University of Singapore, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Academy and the Geneva Health Forum (University of Geneva).
This year, the meeting will focus on fostering collaborations between the WHO Academy and SPHs worldwide. How can we work better together? What successes and challenges can we share? What level of expertise, training and research can SPHs and universities bring to the WHO Academy in its mission towards lifelong learning for public health?
Deans, vice-deans, former deans, faculty members and students are welcome to attend. A light lunch will be served after the meeting in the same venue.
9.00 – 9.15: Welcome address and introductory remarks (Antoine Flahault, Michelle Williams, Teo Yik Ying, Margaret Chan – 5 minutes each)
9.15 – 9.45: Presentation of the WHO Academy (David Achoarena, Director of the Academy)
9.45 – 10.15: Discussant (Sana de Courcelles, Director, Global Coalition for Social Justice, International Labour Organization, Geneva)
10.15 – 10.30: Coffee break
10.30 – 11.15: Series of Schools Interventions (5 min each)
11.15 – 12.00: General discussion
12.00 – 12.15: Concluding remarks (Hans Kluge, Regional Director , WHO Europe)
12.15 – 12.30: Closing address (Alexandra Calmy, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva) and Announcement for the Fifth Meeting in Bangkok, end of January 2026 (Teo Yik Ying, Dean Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Singapore)
Vanke School of Public Health, Beijing (China)
Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto/ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (USA)
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Singapore
Institute of Global Health, Geneva/Swiss School of Public Health, Zürich (Switzerland)
Executive Director,
WHO Academy (France)
International Labour Organization, Geneva (Switzerland)
Faculty of Medicine, Geneva
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Heidelberg University/Alliance 4EU+ (Germany)
PhD candidate, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)
School of Public Health, University of Sydney (Australia)
Heidelberg University/Alliance 4EU+ (Germany)
Global Network of Academic Public Health, Washington DC (USA)
Master student, University of Geneva/ Swiss School of Public Health, Zürich (Switzerland)
Master student, University of Geneva/ Swiss School of Public Health, Zürich (Switzerland)
School of Public Health, University of Sydney (Australia)
The targeted audience consists of deans, vice-deans, former deans, students and faculty from institutes, schools, and programs in public and global health.
Attendance is free, but participants must register on a first come basis.
REGISTER HERE: LimeSurvey form
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