DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), announced yesterday plans to make a powerful case for the economic benefits of investing in health with a new WISH Research Forum during its 2016 conference. It will be held on November 29 and 30 in Doha.
WISH made the announcement in support of Universal Health Coverage Day(UHC) marked on December 12. The day is designed to urge countries to provide affordable, quality healthcare to every person, worldwide.
The Summit will feature six groundbreaking research forums that highlight and address some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. In addition to the Economic Benefits of Investing in Health, the forums will generate interdisciplinary, evidence-based reports on topics including Autism, Behavioural Insights, Cardiovascular Disease, Healthy Populations, and Precision Medicine, and will be chaired by internationally renowned experts.
WISH brings together thousands of high-level policymakers, academics, and professionals, and has evolved into a significant platform for the dissemination of healthcare innovation and best practices. It is aligned with QF’s mission to reinforce Qatar’s pioneering role as an emerging center for healthcare innovation while also unlocking human potential.
At the 2016 Summit, WISH will present groundbreaking, evidence-based research during the ‘Economic Benefits of Investing in Health’ Forum that will show the impact of improved health on personal and national income. Dean Jamison, an Emeritus Professor in Global Health Sciences at The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), will chair the forum. The research will build on the landmark ‘Global Health 2035’ report by the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health.
“The WISH economic benefits Forum for 2016 provides a first ever effort to integrate the 3 key dimensions of health’s economic input — the contribution of improved health to personal and national income, the intrinsic value of health improvements and the financial protection value of UHC. This Forum is a natural follow-on to the 2015 Forum on UHC,” Forum Chair Prof Jamison said. The new research ties in directly with the discussion started at the WISH 2015Universal Health Coverage Forum, which helped guide policymakers on national health investments and pathways to achieving universal health coverage.
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DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), announced yesterday plans to make a powerful case for the economic benefits of investing in health with a new WISH Research Forum during its 2016 conference. It will be held on November 29 and 30 in Doha.
WISH made the announcement in support of Universal Health Coverage Day(UHC) marked on December 12. The day is designed to urge countries to provide affordable, quality healthcare to every person, worldwide.
The Summit will feature six groundbreaking research forums that highlight and address some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. In addition to the Economic Benefits of Investing in Health, the forums will generate interdisciplinary, evidence-based reports on topics including Autism, Behavioural Insights, Cardiovascular Disease, Healthy Populations, and Precision Medicine, and will be chaired by internationally renowned experts.
WISH brings together thousands of high-level policymakers, academics, and professionals, and has evolved into a significant platform for the dissemination of healthcare innovation and best practices. It is aligned with QF’s mission to reinforce Qatar’s pioneering role as an emerging center for healthcare innovation while also unlocking human potential.
At the 2016 Summit, WISH will present groundbreaking, evidence-based research during the ‘Economic Benefits of Investing in Health’ Forum that will show the impact of improved health on personal and national income. Dean Jamison, an Emeritus Professor in Global Health Sciences at The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), will chair the forum. The research will build on the landmark ‘Global Health 2035’ report by the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health.
“The WISH economic benefits Forum for 2016 provides a first ever effort to integrate the 3 key dimensions of health’s economic input — the contribution of improved health to personal and national income, the intrinsic value of health improvements and the financial protection value of UHC. This Forum is a natural follow-on to the 2015 Forum on UHC,” Forum Chair Prof Jamison said. The new research ties in directly with the discussion started at the WISH 2015Universal Health Coverage Forum, which helped guide policymakers on national health investments and pathways to achieving universal health coverage.
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