World Innovation Summit for Health

World Innovation Summit for Health
Type Non-profit organization
Parent organization
 Qatar Foundation
Website WISH

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) is a global initiative whose aim is to ‘promote and facilitate innovation in healthcare delivery around the world.[1]

WISH was launched at the Global Health Policy Summit held in London on 1 August 2012.[2] The inaugural WISH Summit was held in Doha in December 2013.[3]

WISH is organized by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and operates under the patronage of its Co-founder and Chairperson, H.H Moza bint Nasser.[4] The Right Honourable Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London, is Executive Chair of WISH.[5]

Background

Global Health Policy Summit 2012

The Global Health Policy Summit was held on 1 August 2012 at London’s Guildhall.[6] The event was organized jointly by Imperial College London and Qatar Foundation.[7]

Lord Darzi stated that the purpose of the event was to “create a network that will allow accelerated innovation and the adoption of technology, processes, and business models”.[8] He also noted the creation of an evidence base for healthcare innovation and best practice.[9]

More than 500 delegates attended, including health ministers, policy-makers, industry representatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, and non-governmental organizations.[10] Delegates discussed reports produced by expert working groups, or ‘Forums’, on six global health issues: primary care, digital innovation, aging societies, maternal health, non-communicable diseases, and innovative delivery models.[11][12] UK Prime Minister David Cameron described the timing of the event as “significant” in his keynote address.[13] Moza bint Nasser announced that the Summit would continue on an annual basis as the World Innovation Summit for Health.[14]

World Innovation Summit for Health 2013

The inaugural WISH Summit will be held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha on 10–11 December 2013.[15] More than 500 delegates are expected to attend[16] and confirmed speakers include Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party; Boris Johnson, Mayor of London; John Dineen, President and CEO of GE Healthcare; and Sarah Brown, founding Chair of the Global Business Coalition for Education and co-founder of the A World at School initiative.[17]

As at the previous Summit, participants will discuss the findings of eight ‘Forums’. The global healthcare issues chosen for 2013 are: obesity, mental health, accountable care, end-of-life care, road traffic injury, patient engagement, antimicrobial resistance, and big data and healthcare.[18][19] Participating countries are expected to implement any measures agreed in further reports published at the conclusion of the Summit.[20]

The Summit will also feature the launch of a new ‘Global Innovation Diffusion Study’, which assesses and compares national healthcare systems’ contribution to global change.[21] The national healthcare systems assessed include those of Qatar, England, the United States, Brazil, India, Australia, Spain, and South Africa.[20][22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FAQs". Wish-qatar.org. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stage set for summit of global health innovators". Gulf-Times. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Stage set for summit of global health innovators". Gulf-Times. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Qatar to launch World Innovation Summit". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Qatar to launch World Innovation Summit". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Background". Wish-qatar.org. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Qatar Foundation - News". Qf.org.qa. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Radical answers for tough times" (PDF). Ft.com. p. 1. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Global initiative seeks to boost health innovation". SciDev.Net. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Global initiative seeks to boost health innovation". SciDev.Net. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Global initiative seeks to boost health innovation". SciDev.Net. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Summit Reports". Imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "PM speech at Global Health Policy Summit". Gov.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Stage set for summit of global health innovators". Gulf-Times. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Stage set for summit of global health innovators". Gulf-Times. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Qatar to launch World Innovation Summit". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  17. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131213042549/http://www.wish-qatar.org/about-wish/speakers. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ "Health-care challenges to be tackled at Doha meet". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140125233951/http://www.wish-qatar.org/forums. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. 1 2 "Over 500 global health innovators to converge on Doha for WISH in Dec". Qatar-tribune.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "Qatar to launch World Innovation Summit". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131213042428/http://www.wish-qatar.org/reports/2013-reports. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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