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WISH 2016

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) held its third edition on November 29–30, 2016 at the Qatar National Convention Centre, convened over 1,500 delegates from more than 100 countries, including nearly 50 ministerial delegations.

Organized by Qatar Foundation, the summit served as a global platform for addressing pressing healthcare challenges through evidence-based research and innovation. Seven interdisciplinary forums were featured, focusing on topics such as Accountable Care, Autism, Behavioral Insights, Cardiovascular Disease, Genomics in the Gulf Region and Islamic Ethics, Healthy Populations, and Precision Medicine. These forums produced actionable policy recommendations aimed at improving global health outcomes.

Additionally, the summit showcased 20 innovative healthcare solutions from young innovators under 30, highlighting the role of technology and entrepreneurship in transforming healthcare delivery. The event underscored the importance of collaboration among policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in shaping the future of global health.

Summit Forums

Accountable Care

Contributors : Mark McClellan, MD, PhD

Autism

Contributors : Dr. Kerim Munir, MD, MPH, D.Sc.

Behavioral Insights

Contributors : Dr. David Halpern

Cardiovascular Disease

Contributors : K. Srinath Reddy

Genomics in the Gulf Region and Islamic Ethics

Contributors : Dr. Mohammed Ghaly

Healthy Populations

Contributors : Sue Siegel

Investing In Health

Contributors : Dean Jamison

Precision Medicine

Contributors : Dr. Victor J. Dzau

Keynote Speakers

Dr Julio Frenk

Dr Julio Frenk

President, University of Miami
Dr Lawrence H Summers

Dr Lawrence H Summers

Charles W Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard University
Mustafa Suleyman

Mustafa Suleyman

Co-founder, DeepMind
Mustafa Suleyman

Mustafa Suleyman

Co-founder, DeepMind

Innovations

Young Innovators

Meddy

Meddy

Baseer

Baseer

Wonder Kit

Wonder Kit

Diabetic Wound Ulcers

Diabetic Wound Ulcers

OTTAA Project

OTTAA Project

BacKits

BacKits

Ammi Service

Ammi Service