Join us at the 2024 World Health Summit Regional Meeting hosted by Monash University

World Health Summit Regional Meeting
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
22 – 24 April 2024

We’re excited to be partnering with Monash University, the Australian Global Health Alliance, and VicHealth to bring the 2024 World Health Summit Regional Meeting to Melbourne between 22 – 24 April 2024. Over three days, more than 100 global health changemakers and thought leaders from across Australia, our region, and the world will take the stage in Melbourne, and share in the spirit of global collaboration and shared responsibility in addressing the challenges that impact the health and wellbeing of our planet.

CAPHIA is hosting a session on building capacity in the region – watch this space for details!

By registering for the World Health Summit Regional Meeting now, you’re securing your spot with leaders and peers drawn from academia, government, civil society and the private sector, to engage and collaborate, and shape the future of health across Asia and the Pacific. Early bird registrations close 31 January 2024; we hope you’ll join us there!

Health through the lens of the world’s greatest challenges

The Meeting’s three themes explore health in the context of thriving communities, climate change, and geopolitics – key challenges of our age.  

Here’s a taste of the growing program of topics:

  • First Nations health
  • The health and wellbeing of women and girls
  • Environmental impacts on health
  • Net zero healthcare
  • Emerging and re-emerging health threats
  • Non-communicable disease strategies
  • Health and human rights
  • Commercial determinants of health 
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Health education and workforce
  • Health economics and financing
  • Resilient health systems
  • Access to game-changing discoveries
  • Global health leadership
  • Intersectional partnerships
  • Rethinking drug policy
  • Caring for vulnerable people

The program is constantly evolving; keep updated by visiting this page regularly.

CAPHIA have partnered with Monash University and the World Health Summit to provide for 2 x joint internships for 2024