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SUMMARY:Public Interest or Private Power? Global Health at a Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:LUNCH TALK \n\nPublic Interest or Private Power? Global Health 
 at a Crossroads \n\nGlobal health is facing a deepening crisis. Shrinking p
 ublic financing, increasing geopolitical fragmentation, and growing depende
 nce on private funding are reshaping how health priorities are set and impl
 emented. Against this backdrop, the privately organized World Health Summit
  (WHS) 2026, taking place in Berlin from 11–13 October 2026, calls for inno
 vation in technology, governance, financing, and partnerships.\n\nHowever, 
 "innovation" is often equated with greater involvement of private actors an
 d private finance in global health. Private philanthropic foundations, corp
 orations, public-private partnerships (PPPs) and multi-stakeholder initiati
 ves (MSIs) already exert significant influence over global health agendas, 
 contributing to the fragmentation and privatization of the global health la
 ndscape. At the same time, perspectives from civil society, affected commun
 ities, and low- and middle-income countries—as well as the understanding of
  health as a global public good and a human right—risk being marginalized i
 n favor of commercial and geopolitical interests and disease- or interventi
 on-specific initiatives that attract donor funding.\n\nThe Lunch Talk aims 
 to bring together experts from academia, civil society, politics, and globa
 l health practice to discuss the growing influence of private actors in glo
 bal health governance and financing. The event aims to critically examine t
 hese developments and explore what kind of innovation is needed to build a 
 more democratic, accountable, and equitable global health system.\n\nAs pla
 ces are limited, we kindly ask you to register in advance here.\n\n\n\nSpea
 kers include:\n\n 	Unni Karunakara, Global Health expert, Interim Director 
 of United Nations University International Institute for Global Health, for
 mer International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 	Kalipso Chal
 kidou, Director of the Performance, Financing and Delivery Department at th
 e World Health Organization (WHO) 	Katerini Storen, Professor of Medical An
 thropology and Global Health at University of Oslo  	Stella Merendino, Memb
 er of the German Parliament (Die Linke)  	Dan Owalla, People’s Health Movem
 ent Kenya \n\n\n\nFacilitation: Victoria Saint, Research Associate and Doct
 oral Candidate at Bielefeld University \n\n\n\nDate and Venue\n\nDate: Mond
 ay, 12 October 2026\n\nTime: 13:00–15:00\n\nVenue: Hotel Pestana Berlin Tie
 rgarten, Stülerstraße 6, 10787 Berlin\n\n\n\nOrganizers: German Platform Gl
 obal Health, Global Policy Forum Europe, medico international, Brot für die
  Welt, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office
DTSTAMP:20260911T082422Z
DTSTART:20261012T110000Z
DTEND:20261012T130000Z
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