Global Science Summit: Opening session panel discussion

Join a conversation between Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Mr. Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation; and Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Global Science Summit.
The Global Science Summit focuses on the growing global burden of non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, and climate change, and the interplay between them. The ultimate purpose is to pave the way for new scientific breakthroughs.
00:00:00 - Introduction to global health inequities and the COVID-19 test
00:00:22 - The nurse's perspective from Nairobi during the pandemic
00:01:00 - Solutions for equitable vaccine distribution
00:01:20 - Bill Gates on global health inequities and nutrition
00:02:44 - Dr. Tedros on lessons learned and the pandemic agreement
00:03:45 - The importance of sharing and global production capacity
00:04:22 - The political challenges in equitable vaccine distribution
00:05:30 - Cultural change for global health collaboration
00:06:30 - The role of private sector and innovations in health
00:07:40 - Katherine's perspective on local institutions and translation of science
00:08:10 - The importance of long-term partnerships for global health