2020 Beijing Health Conference Plenary Session to Be Held on August 29: Live Stream Countdown and Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most severe major infectious disease threats to human life and health in a century, posing significant risks to globalization and global economic development, and presenting serious challenges to the global public health governance system and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

At this critical, complex, and highly uncertain juncture, the prevailing consensus is that the “unknown” outweighs the “known,” and there remains far more “worth doing” than has already been accomplished.

For example,Scientific question,From how viruses cross species barriers to the duration of immunity without protective efficacy, the list is extensive.

For exampleIssues in the Health System, the COVID-19 pandemic will undoubtedly reshape the landscape of healthcare systems. Yet, a long list of questions remains: What will the new landscape look like? How will the transformation unfold? Who will drive the change? And who will be affected by it? Similarly, there is an extensive list of factors that either facilitate or hinder such transformation.

For exampleGlobal Health IssuesOn May 18, at the 73rd World Health Assembly, President Xi Jinping announced that China’s COVID-19 vaccines would be made available as a global public good, contributing Chinese efforts to ensure vaccine accessibility and affordability in developing countries. How can this solemn commitment be translated into concrete action and effectively implemented? What obstacles must we overcome? The list is extensive.

With this understanding and such a checklist, and with the intention of jointly exploring the unknown and undertaking worthwhile endeavors together,The 5th Beijing Health Conference, themed “COVID-19 Pandemic Reshaping the Global Health Landscape,” will engage with domestic and international partners online from August to December. The plenary session of the conference will be held in the cloud on August 29 from 9:00 to 12:30.Stay tuned!