Global Health Catalyst Summit
Catalyzing win-win collaborations for global health and development
With funding support from the USA National Institutes of Health
Events
Since 2015, Global Health Catalyst Summits have ben held at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, University of Heidelberg, and other world leading institutions in the USA, Europe and Africa, all focused on catalyzing high impact win-win collaborations to reduce health disparities. Learn more below and RSVP for our upcoming events where anyone interested in collaborating for global health and development is welcome.
Upcoming Events
Thu, Dec 12DhakaDec 12, 2024, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PMDhaka, Airport Rd, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh
Thu, Jun 05Harvard/MITJun 05, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT – Jun 08, 2025, 4:00 PM EDTHarvard/MIT, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USAJun 05, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT – Jun 08, 2025, 4:00 PM EDTHarvard/MIT, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USARegister for 4 Days (June 5-8) of Celebrating progress on the Cancer Moonshot and 10 years of progress by the Global Health Catalyst. Early Bird registration ends February 28, 2025. No refunds for registration will be given for cancellations received after May 30, 2025.
Cancer Moonshot 2.0 GHC Summit
Join us at Harvard/MIT on June 5-8, 2025 to celebrate progress on the Cancer Moonshot and 10 years of high impact win-win collaborations advancing global health and development. Expected to be the best summit yet, the event is designed to accommodate over 1000 global health leaders and stakeholders including Presidents/government leaders, Professional Society Presidents, industry leaders, Not-for-profit organization/Foundations Leaders, Young Global Health Catalysts (students/residents/trainees), advocates, community leaders and anyone interested in collaborating to advance global health and development. Register below to come present, network, and COLLABORATE
Some Past Events
Tue, Nov 12Location is Hybrid.Nov 12, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMTLocation is Hybrid.
Tue, Jul 02AccraJul 02, 2024, 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM EDTAccra, JRJ7+WJP, Accra, GhanaJul 02, 2024, 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM EDTAccra, JRJ7+WJP, Accra, GhanaThe GHC Africa summit returns to Ghana following the successful launch of the Lancet Oncology Commission for sub-Saharan Africa in Ghana in May 2022. Photo Shows GHC Director Stephen Avery (University of Pennsylvania) meeting with the Ashanti King His Royal Highness Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
Fri, Jun 07Washington (Johns Hopkins)Jun 07, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT – Jun 09, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWashington (Johns Hopkins), 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Thu, Feb 08WebinarFeb 08, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ESTWebinar
Tue, Feb 06Dar es SalaamFeb 06, 2024, 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM ESTDar es Salaam, 24 Kivukoni Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Sat, Sep 16Radisson Blu Water GardenSep 16, 2023, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM GMT+6Radisson Blu Water Garden, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh
Thu, May 04Irvine AuditoriumMay 04, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT – May 06, 2023, 5:00 PM EDTIrvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street Philadelphia, 19104, USA
Mon, Dec 12WashingtonDec 12, 2022, 10:00 AMWashington, 1232 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Mon, Nov 21ZoomNov 21, 2022, 9:00 AM ESTZoom
Wed, Sep 28AbujaSep 28, 2022, 9:00 AMAbuja, 1 Aguiyi Ironsi St, Maitama 900001, Abuja, Nigeria
Mon, Sep 26Dar es SalaamSep 26, 2022, 8:00 AMDar es Salaam, 24 Kivukoni Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fri, Sep 16StockholmSep 16, 2022, 2:00 PM GMT+2Stockholm, Stockholm Sweden
Thu, Jul 07Hybrid (Johns Hopkins and Online)Jul 07, 2022, 8:00 AM – Jul 09, 2022, 5:00 PMHybrid (Johns Hopkins and Online)
Tue, May 10AccraMay 10, 2022, 7:00 PMAccra, Accra, Ghana
Tue, May 10Hybrid (Accra Ghana, and Online)May 10, 2022, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM GMTHybrid (Accra Ghana, and Online)
Lancet Oncology Commission Launch in Ghana
Lancet Oncology Commission for sub-Saharan Africa Launch in Ghana
May 10, 2022: 10:00 am in Accra Ghana
His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President of Ghana
HE Rebecca Akufo-Addo
First Lady of Ghana
OgyeahohooYaw Gyebi II
President of NationalHouse of Chiefs, Ghana
Dr Kwaku Agyeman Manu
Honorable Minister of Health, Ghana
Prof David Collingridge
Editor-in-Chief of The LancetOncology; Publishing DirectorThe Lancet’s specialty journals
Prof Isaac Adewole
University of Ibadan
Former Minister of Health, Nigeria
Dr Beatrice Addai
C.E.O., Peace and Love Hospitals,
President and Founder, Breast Care International. Co-Chair of Lancet Oncology Commission for SSA
Prof David Kerr
Professor of Cancer Medicine, University of Oxford; Co-chair of the Lancet Oncology Commission
Professor Wil Ngwa
Director, Global Health Catalyst
Chair, of the Lancet Oncology Commission for sub-Saharan Africa
Professor Stephen Avery
University of Pennsylvania
Global Health Catalyst summit PI
Prof Rose Anorlu
President of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer
Profesor Timothy Rebbeck
Vincent L. Gregory, Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention, Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health
Join the launch live online
Please join us on May 10, 2022 via live stream available at:
Urgent Calls to Action
Action 1: precision cancer control planning
Action 2: improving data acquisition and cancer registration
Action 3: designing health-care systems that promote equity of access
Action 4: increasing cure and improving care
Action 5: effective palliation
Action 6: building and maintaining the workforce
Action 7: innovation and research
Action 8: invest in telehealth
Past summits
2015-2019
High impact win-win collaborations to eliminate health disparities and advance development
