Global Health Catalyst Summit
Catalyzing win-win collaborations for global health and development
With funding support from the USA National Institutes of Health
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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, all focused on catalyzing high impact win-win collaborations for global health and development. Learn more below and Register for our upcoming events where anyone interested in collaborating for global health and development is welcome.
Upcoming Events
2025 Global Health Catalyst summit at Harvard/MIT powered by AI
In February 2022, President Joe Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot (highlighted by the Lancet as Cancer Moonshot 2.0), as part of the Unity Agenda, with ambitious, achievable goals: to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years, and improve the experience of people and families living with and surviving cancer, ultimately ending cancer as we know it today.
In July 2024, President Donald Trump declared, “We will unleash the power of American innovation, and as we do, we will soon be on the verge of finding the cures to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and many other illnesses."
These actions reflect a united/common commitment by U.S. presidents against cancer, which is a focus of the GHC summits.. Register now below to join us at the 2025 GHC summit at Harvard/MIT to present. learn, network and collaborate, united against cancer.
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 April 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.
Some Past Events
Thu, Dec 12Dhaka
Tue, Nov 12Location is Hybrid.
Tue, Jul 02Accra
Fri, Jun 07Washington (Johns Hopkins)
Thu, Feb 08Webinar
Tue, Feb 06Dar es Salaam
Sun, Nov 12Virtual event
Sat, Sep 16Radisson Blu Water Garden
Thu, May 04Irvine Auditorium
Mon, Dec 12Washington
Mon, Nov 21Zoom
Wed, Sep 28Abuja
Mon, Sep 26Dar es Salaam
Thu, Jul 07Hybrid (Johns Hopkins and Online)
Thu, May 12Ghana
Wed, May 11Kumasi
Tue, May 10Accra
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 John Kufour
Former 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
