Our goal is to connect science and policy for a healthier world through effective utilization of scientific advances combined with appropriate policy for the prevention, early detection, and early treatment of disease.

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. Its goal is to provide a forum for world leaders committed to improving healthcare to 1) discuss problems and solutions, 2) share best practices, and 3) forge effective, collaborative projects.

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 2008, our theme will be "The Global Nutrition Challenge: Getting a Healthy Start." We will tackle 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 2007, our focus 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.

Geographical Focus

Our initial focus is on the Asia-Pacific region, with a plan of strategic additions, such as the United Kingdom, India, Vietnam, and some African countries in 2008.

Location

To date, the Pacific Health Summit has been held in Seattle every year.

Organization

The Summit is co-partnered by The National Bureau of Asian Research, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the 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 and Participants

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

Initiatives, Policy Labs, and Research

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