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Global Health Catalyst Summit

Catalyzing win-win collaborations for global health and development

With funding support from the USA National Institutes of Health

Motivational Lecture

Events

Since 2015, Global Health Catalyst Summits have been held at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, University of Heidelberg, other world leading institutions, and in meetings with different country Presidents, First Ladies, Ministers, industry CEOs, and other stakeholders all focused on catalyzing high impact win-win collaborations for global health and development. Learn more below and Register for our upcoming slate of events where anyone interested in collaborating for global health and development is welcome.

Upcoming Events

Speaker Presenting on Stage

Submit an Abstract

Become a Speaker: Present your global health work, or ideas for collaboration  at the September 19-21 GHC summit at Harvard/MIT. Submission is open till May 15, 2025.

In Celebration of 10 year's of the GHC summits, those interested in highlighting the impact of their work or collaborations that have emerged from previous GHC summits are encouraged to also submit an abstract below. Anyone interested in speaking at the GHC summit is also encouraged to submit an abstract about your work, ideas or collaborations. All submissions will be considered for awards to be presented during the Harvard/MIT summit. 

Harvard/MIT pre-summit webinar series

Join us for the 2025 GHC Pre-summit webinar series in preparation for the summit at Harvard/MIT. The Pre-summit webinar series will be bi-weekly beginning February 1, 2025  for world cancer day.. The next webinars include:​ the following​​​​

Outstanding Speakers 

Some Past Events

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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

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His Excellency John Kufour

Former President of Ghana

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HE Rebecca Akufo-Addo

First Lady of Ghana

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OgyeahohooYaw Gyebi II

President of NationalHouse of Chiefs, Ghana

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Dr Kwaku Agyeman Manu

Honorable Minister of Health, Ghana

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Prof David Collingridge

Editor-in-Chief of The LancetOncology; Publishing DirectorThe Lancet’s specialty journals

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Prof Isaac Adewole

University of Ibadan
Former Minister of Health, Nigeria

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Dr Beatrice Addai

C.E.O., Peace and Love Hospitals,
President and Founder, Breast Care International. Co-Chair of Lancet Oncology Commission for SSA

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Prof David Kerr

Professor of Cancer Medicine, University of Oxford; Co-chair of the Lancet Oncology Commission

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Professor Wil Ngwa

Director, Global Health Catalyst
Chair, of the Lancet Oncology Commission for sub-Saharan Africa

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Professor Stephen Avery

University of Pennsylvania
Global Health Catalyst summit PI

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Prof Rose Anorlu

President of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer

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Profesor Timothy Rebbeck

Vincent L. Gregory, Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention, Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health

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Join the launch live online

Please join us on May 10, 2022 via live stream available at:

https://fb.me/e/1NKEN4Myw

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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

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