Presidential dialogue on high-threat pathogens
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Presidential dialogue on high-threat pathogens 25 September 2026 elombatd@who.int Wed, 09/09/2026 - 14:43 Presidential dialogue on high-threat pathogens From cross-border collaboration to AI-assisted preparedness intelligence in Africa Predict earlier. Connect faster. Act together. When Friday 25 September 2026 13:30 – 15:00 EDT, 90 minutes Where Delegates Dining Room United Nations Headquarters, New York Register to attend Email the organisers Why this room, this week Africa’s borders cut across communities, ecosystems, markets and transport networks. A country can hold strong national preparedness and remain exposed if its border districts are disconnected. Collaboration during Ebola, Marburg and mpox has been real but event-based: agreements signed in an emergency, stood down once it passes. AI, machine learning and advanced analytics can turn that reactive posture into preparedness intelligence : anticipating threats, forecasting impact and directing investment before a local event becomes a regional emergency. Three dialogues Ninety minutes, three conversations: political trust, responsible AI, and the money that has to move upstream. Leadership Political trust across borders What agreements let countries share preparedness information fast? How do border communities become the first line of regional preparedness rather than the last point of national surveillance? Innovation From data to intelligence to decisions Where does AI deliver value now? How are epidemiological, climate, mobility, genomic and animal-health data combined responsibly, and how does Africa avoid dependence on externally controlled algorithms? Partnership Financing intelligence before emergencies How development banks, donors, philanthropy and the private sector move investment upstream, from financing response to financing anticipation and readiness. The goal is not one centralised database but a federated, trusted ecosystem : countries keep appropriate control of their data while the region generates the intelligence collective security requires. On the programme Presidential and ministerial dialogue Development partner panel and the New York Call to Action Technology spotlight: Preparedness Data Exchange (PDX) Live demonstration, with Voyage Santé+ border screening Convened by By invitation Africa ready. Together. Contact the organisers Data People Action Health security Related Health Topics Health Workforce
Presidential dialogue on high-threat pathogens 25 September 2026 elombatd@who.int Wed, 09/09/2026 - 14:43 Presidential dialogue on high-threat pathogens From cross-border collaboration to AI-assisted preparedness intelligence in Africa Predict earlier. Connect faster. Act together. When Friday 25 September 2026 13:30 – 15:00 EDT, 90 minutes Where Delegates Dining Room United Nations Headquarters, New York Register to attend Email the organisers Why this room, this week Africa’s borders cut across communities, ecosystems, markets and transport networks. A country can hold strong national preparedness and remain exposed if its border districts are disconnected. Collaboration during Ebola, Marburg and mpox has been real but event-based: agreements signed in an emergency, stood down once it passes. AI, machine learning and advanced analytics can turn that reactive posture into preparedness intelligence : anticipating threats, forecasting impact and directing investment before a local event becomes a regional emergency. Three dialogues Ninety minutes, three conversations: political trust, responsible AI, and the money that has to move upstream. Leadership Political trust across borders What agreements let countries share preparedness information fast? How do border communities become the first line of regional preparedness rather than the last point of national surveillance? Innovation From data to intelligence to decisions Where does AI deliver value now? How are epidemiological, climate, mobility, genomic and animal-health data combined responsibly, and how does Africa avoid dependence on externally controlled algorithms? Partnership Financing intelligence before emergencies How development banks, donors, philanthropy and the private sector move investment upstream, from financing response to financing anticipation and readiness. The goal is not one centralised database but a federated, trusted ecosystem : countries keep appropriate control of their data while the region generates the intelligence collective security requires. On the programme Presidential and ministerial dialogue Development partner panel and the New York Call to Action Technology spotlight: Preparedness Data Exchange (PDX) Live demonstration, with Voyage Santé+ border screening Convened by By invitation Africa ready. Together. Contact the organisers Data People Action Health security Related Health Topics Health Workforce
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