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Ref.: C.L.43.2021
Tenth Global Conference on Health Promotion for Well-being, Equity
and Sustainable Development, 13-15 December 2021 (virtual)
The World Health Organization (WHO) presents its compliments to Member States and
has the honour to inform them of the Tenth Global Conference on Health Promotion for
Well-being, Equity and Sustainable Development (10GCHP or the “Conference”). The
Conference, to be held from 13–15 December 2021 is organized by the World Health
Organization (WHO) with the support of Finland and the United Arab Emirates, United Nations
agencies and partners.
This event is taking place at a critical moment in progress toward achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals and building forward better in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their
health. Against this backdrop, health promotion is about creating conditions and healthy
environments for people where they live, work, age and play. The 10GCHP will address how
health promotion can advance well-being, and will be the first time that WHO addresses
well-being as a theme of a major conference.
Participants at 10GCHP will discuss the contributions that health promotion can make to
people’s and societies’ well-being. They will address these contributions in the context of key
components of well-being. Discussions will be organized around the broad areas of people,
planet and prosperity. The Conference will offer an opportunity to present successful country
examples of health promotion action achieved by shifting to good governance for health and
well-being. It will also show how such a shift contributes to mitigating public health challenges
and paves the way to building forward using health promotion approaches.
The objectives of the Conference are to:
• discuss how to expand health promotion to advance well-being and equity, building on
evidence and experience to foster healthier populations;
• identify realistic interventions to support the health promotion and well-being agendas
in order to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
• emphasize the role of health promotion in public health emergency preparedness and
response to forward opportunities to build healthier and fairer societies; and
• explore innovative health promotion approaches to enable societies and communities to
flourish.
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The Conference agenda will include a mix of plenary and parallel “deep dive” sessions
with expected attendance of Heads of State and Government, Ministers, leading global health
promotion experts, and representatives from international organizations, development partners,
civil society organizations, professional organizations, patients’ organizations, think tanks and
academia.
The Conference is expected to result in a concise outcome document. It is anticipated that
the outcome document will be endorsed by the participants of the Conference.
For this landmark event to reach its full potential, strong and sustained support at the
highest level from all Member States and partners is essential. Considering the multisectoral
theme of the Conference, it would be appreciated to have nominees from health as well as other
sectors, such as finance, environment, social policy and education.
Registration for the conference can be accessed through the following link:
https://10gchp.org/.
Interpretation will be provided in the six official languages during the plenary sessions.
The provisional programme and other documentation for the Conference are available at the
following link: https://10gchp.org/.
The World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew to Member States the
assurance of his highest consideration.
GENEVA, 22 November 2021
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Saadetud: 23.11.2021 12:45
Teema: WHO: C.L.43.2021 (10GCHP)
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,Please find attached,
in the six official languages, C.L.43.2021 regarding the Tenth Global
Conference on Health Promotion for Well-being, Equity and Sustainable
Development (13-15 December 2021).Best regards,Department of Governing
BodiesWorld Health Organization***DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL. YOU WILL
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