DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), will host its seventh edition of WISH Summit in Doha today and tomorrow. This year’s theme is Humanizing Health: Conflict, Equity, and Resilience. Over two days, more than 3,000 health policymakers, innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and practitioners will convene at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) to look for innovative solutions to some of the world’s most significant health challenges.
This year, WISH has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop three WHO-led collaborative research projects, generating evidence-based reports for in-depth discussion at the summit. These reports will focus on topics that urgently require the attention of the global health community. This partnership underscores a joint commitment to enhancing policy and practice.
Additionally, local and international partners will collaborate with WISH to produce summit reports covering various issues including health systems, ethics, physical health, and mental health. WISH 2024 will continue to emphasize the need for regional perspectives on global health and the importance of translating research into practical solutions with real-world impact. Protecting health in armed conflict is one of the research topics being discussed at the Summit.
Advisor, Policy Hub at Qatar Foundation Sultana Afdhal discusses about this important and crucial topic. Attacks on healthcare personnel an.
