To connect science, industry, and policy for a healthier world through effective utilization of scientific advances combined with appropriate policy.

Participants

Every June we invite to Seattle top decision-makers in science, policy, industry, medicine, and public health to discuss how emerging science and technology can be connected to global health policy in order to realize the dream of a healthier future.

Operations

The Summit is a year-round process. In addition to the June meeting, the Summit provides an ongoing forum for world leaders to improve health by working together to grapple with problems and solutions, share best practices, and forge effective collaborations. The NBR Center for Health and Aging manages operations for the Pacific Health Summit, for which it is the Secretariat.

Thematic Focus

The overarching theme of the Pacific Health Summit is “connecting science and policy for a healthier world.”

Each year we focus our discussion on an issue of critical importance. In 2007, our theme was “Pandemics—Working Together for an Effective and Equitable Response.” This interest dates back to the inaugural Pacific Health Summit in June 2005, when Jong-wook Lee, the then-Director-General of the World Health Organization, eloquently and passionately addressed the need for greater attention on the threat of a global avian influenza pandemic. In 2008, our focus was "The Global Nutrition Challenge: Getting a Healthy Start," focusing on the complex challenge of too little of the right nutrition for vulnerable populations, the rapidly emerging health threat of too much of the wrong nutrition in both developed and developing societies, and the continuum between them.

In 2009, our Summit theme was “MDR-TB: Overcoming Global Resistance.” The Summit brought together top leaders to tackle how science, industry, and policy can accelerate the uptake of innovation to address this emerging global health threat. Over the course of two days, participants explored ways to strengthen existing approaches to basic TB control and MDR-TB management, and break through existing bottlenecks around technology development and treatment implementation in both developed and developing country health systems.

Geographical Focus

Although our initial focus was on the Asia-Pacific, we are no longer constrained by geography.

Location

The Pacific Health Summit is held in Seattle, USA every June.

Organization

The Summit is co-presented by The National Bureau of Asian Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Wellcome Trust.

The Pacific Health Summit is by invitation only. Please refer to your invitation packet for registration information.

Contact Information

Mailing Address:

1215 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1600
Seattle, Washington 98161
USA
206-632-7370 Phone
206-632-7487 Fax
info@pacifichealthsummit.org

Event Logistics, Development, and Media Inquiries

Sheila Charles, The National Bureau of Asian Research,
206-632-7370 or scharles@nbr.org.

Event Participation and Registration

Karuna Luthra, The National Bureau of Asian Research,
206-632-7370 or kluthra@nbr.org.

Initiatives, Policy Labs, and Research

Claire Topal, The National Bureau of Asian Research,
206-632-7370 or ctopal@nbr.org.