-- Press accreditation open for the world's leading global health conference The World Health Summit and the World Health Organization (WHO) as co-organizer jointly invite to the world's leading global health conference. The World Health Summit 2022 from October 16-18 in Berlin will bring together the most prominent names in global health from all sectors in all regions of the world: heads of state and government ministers, scientists, and representatives from the private sector as well as civil society. Journalists can apply for on-site participation until Wednesday, October 12 here ( https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/whs-2022/media-center/accreditation ). WHS 2022 aims to set the course for a healthier, more equitable future. Central topics include climate change and health, pandemic preparedness, digital transformation, and sustainable health systems. See program ( https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/whs-2022/program-speakers/program.html ) Speakers 2022 include: -- Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor, Germany -- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) -- Emmanuel Macron, President, France -- Macky Sall, President, Senegal & Chairperson, African Union -- Karl Lauterbach, Federal Minister of Health, Germany -- Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany -- Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany -- Steffi Lemke, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Germany -- Wilhelmina S. Jallah, Minister of Health, Liberia -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President, Liberia & Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of "Our Common Agenda," United Nations -- Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group -- Christos Christou, International President, Doctors Without Borders -- Heyo K. Kroemer, CEO, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin -- Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome Trust More speakers ( https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/whs-2022/program-speakers/speakers.html ) WHS 2022 is the first joint World Health Summit together with WHO. Patrons are German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Press information: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/whs-2022/media-center.html The entire World Health Summit is open to the press, but places for journalists on-site are limited. Digital participation requires no accreditation, links will be available shortly before WHS 2022 at www.worldhealthsummit.org World Health Summit October 16-18, 2022 Hotel Berlin Central District Stauffenbergstraße 26 Berlin, Germany & Digital www.worldhealthsummit.org #WHS2022 Twitter ( https://twitter.com/WorldHealthSmt ): @WorldHealthSmt LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldhealthsummit ), Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/worldhealthsummit ), Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/worldhealthsummit/ ): @worldhealthsummit Press contact Alida Tiekötter communications@worldhealthsummit.org +49 30 450 572102 SOURCE: World Health Summit