AVPN is pleased to be part of the World Health Summit Regional Meeting happening this April.
The WHS Regional Meeting 2025 convenes experts and leaders to work together towards building a healthier future for the region by addressing its most pressing challenges and promoting global health progress, focusing on the overall theme “Scaling Access to Ensure Health Equity.”
Our newly launched Health Impact Platform will be there discussing various critical issues surrounding health systems strengthening and health financing with an intersectional lens.
We will be organising and speaking at a few sessions, please see the schedule below and we look forward to connecting with you there.
AVPN curated sessions
| Date / Time (IST) | Session details |
| 25th April
10.45am – 12.15pm |
From Barriers to Blueprints: Advancing Access to Healthcare
Access to healthcare is an integral part of human life and dignity. Marginalized populations become more vulnerable when their locations become ‘hotspots’ for ‘super-spreaders’ like dengue. To create a paradigm shift in the health system, it is imperative to have a multi-stakeholder approach involving government, CSR, donors, technical experts, and community representatives, that addresses different barriers instead of creating parallel systems. This discussion will explore the recommendations derived from state-level engagements in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, to form a national-level cohesive roadmap to scale access to healthcare equitably, especially for communicable diseases such as dengue. |
| 27th April
10.45am – 12.15pm |
Improving Access to Medicines in Southeast Asia: Collaborative Pathways Forward
This session builds upon the foundational work of the Southeast Asia Access to Medicine Summit 2025, which identified five pillars for improving medicine access across the region: (i) championing inclusive systems, (ii) collaborating for innovation, (iii) enabling policy transformation, (iv) elevating community voices, and (v) demonstrating progress. The closed-door, invitation-only discussion and workshop will bring together diverse stakeholders to translate these insights into actionable strategies while addressing the unique challenges of the Southeast Asian region, including demographic transitions, disease burdens, regulatory fragmentation, financing, and environmental pressures that impact healthcare delivery as well as access to essential and innovative medicines. |
AVPN representing in the session
| Date / Time (IST) | AVPN Representing in Session Details |
| 25th April 9.00am – 10.30am |
Mainstreaming Outcome-Based Financing for Improved Health Outcomes
Organised by Vital Strategies |
| 25th April 10.45am – 12.15pm |
Asia Region TB Vaccine R&D Financing Roundtable
Organised by ICMR |
| 25th April 5.00pm – 6.30pm |
Strengthening Mental Health Systems for Youth: Prevention, Support, and Policy Action Organised by ETI Consulting |
| 26th April 2.00pm – 3.30pm |
“Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Strengthen Health Systems towards Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness” part of “Symposium on advancing regional preparedness for Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) in Southeast Asia” Organised by Jhpiego and India Health Fund |
| 26th April 3.15pm – 4.45pm |
Combating NCDs Through Digital and AI Technologies
Organised by Government of Telangana and PATH |
| 26th April 3.15pm – 4.45pm |
Democratising Global Health Engagement: Amplifying the voices and experiences of the Global South Organised by PATH |
| 27th April 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
Strengthening SRHR Services for Maternal & Neonatal Health Through Expanded Access to Birth Spacing & Delaying Interventions Organised by William J. Clinton Foundation (CHAI India) |
| 27th April
3.15pm – 4.45pm |
Strengthening Global Health Security Through Multi-Source Collaborative Surveillance in India
Organised by Swasti |
