The 2011 Summit Challenge presents the conceptual foundation for the 2011 Pacific Health Summit, June 21-23, 2011. The Challenge is a collection of visionary thought pieces by global health leaders, including Tachi Yamada, Mark Walport, and Peter Neupert, and addresses this year’s Summit theme, “Vaccines: Harnessing Opportunity in the 21st Century.”

This Q&A; discussion features key leaders from different sectors examining the potential of innovative, appropriate tools to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH), as well as the business models that can effectively deliver these innovations to markets in Asia and around the globe. The conversation originally took place at a workshop of the 2010 Pacific Health Summit on Maternal and Newborn Health.

Are vaccine supply chain systems prepared to handle the vaccines of the next decade? This thought piece argues that seemingly simple and well-run vaccine supply chain and delivery systems are in reality quite complex and that these systems will need systematic overhauling to deliver on the lifesaving potential of these incoming innovations.

A collection of thoughtful voices from leaders across sectors exploring the key successes and challenges, and potential of partnerships in promoting the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). The discussion originally took place at a workshop of the 2010 Pacific Health Summit on Maternal and Newborn Health.

Is vaccine effectiveness dependent only on the quality of the vaccine and cold chain reliability, or more broadly on how well health systems deliver? Dr. KV Balasubramaniam explores critical aspects of vaccine delivery, arguing that more attention and resources should be devoted to improving delivery systems to ensure the full benefits of vaccination reaches those who need it most.

This Q&A; documents critical voices from science, industry, health economics, and policy on issues surrounding, and implications of, global universal health coverage. The in-person conversation between leaders quoted took place at a workshop at the 2010 Pacific Health Summit entitled “Universal Health Coverage: Discussion highlights from a 2010 Pacific Health Summit workshop.”

Japan’s elderly were hardest hit by the recent tragedy. How does their experience mirror an ongoing crisis of Japan’s demographic shift? Who will care for the caregivers in the future, and is this a global demographic shift? Read this expert brief written by Michael Birt.

The 6th annual Pacific Health Summit took place in London in June 2010, bringing together top global leaders to discuss how science, industry, and policy can improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns, with an emphasis on public-private partnerships and the role of industry. Over the course of two days, participants explored ways to strengthen collaborations and leverage the creativity of this gathering of "unlike minds." The 2010 Summit Report, “Maternal and Newborn Health: The Crux of a Decent Humanity,” summarizes the key discussions of the Summit. The report focuses on why industry should be fully engaged in this field and how new partnerships and collaborations can provide the tipping point for sustained progress.

The "2010 Summit Challenge" presents the conceptual foundation for the 2010 Pacific Health Summit, held June 22-24, 2010. The Challenge is conveyed through brief essays on the 2010's Summit theme, "Maternal and Newborn Health" written by Mike Barber, Michael Birt, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Dame Sally Davies, Lee Hartwell, Sheri McCoy, Jeremy Shiffman, Claire Topal, Chris Viehbacher, Sir Mark Walport, Andrew Witty, and Tachi Yamada.

When a health issue becomes the focus of global attention from civil society, international leaders, and the business community, progress is accelerated, more lives are saved, and programmatic impact grows exponentially. The Business Case for Maternal and Newborn Health serves as a catalyst for 2010 Summit discussions on industry engagement in maternal and newborn health.

A summary report from the roundtable discussion held in Hanoi, Vietnam in February 2010 by NBR's Center for Health and Aging and the Institute of Social and Medical Studies, with support from GlaxoSmithKline. The roundtable convened 28 leaders in Vietnam from civil society, public health, medicine, policy industry, and academia to examine critical topics and priorities in maternal and newborn health.

At the fifth annual Summit in June 2009, top leaders tackled how science, industry, and policy can accelerate the uptake of innovation to address the emerging global health threat of multidrug-resistant TB. Read the 2009 Summit report, “Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Overcoming Global Resistance.”

"2009 Forum Challenge: Moving Beyond the Limitations of the Traditional Healthcare System" provides the conceptual foundation for the inaugural meeting of the Forum for Personal Health. Read the report to learn more about the 2009 session.

The official "2009 Summit Challenge" presents the conceptual foundation for the 2009 Pacific Health Summit, held June 16-18. The Challenge is conveyed through brief essays on this year’s Summit theme, "MDR-TB: Overcoming Global Resistance," written by Michael Birt, Lee Hartwell, David Fleming, Peter Neupert, Mark Walport, and Tachi Yamada.

The annual Summit Report summarizes the conceptual foundation of the meeting, as well as key outcomes. Read about the 2008 Summit which focused on "The Global Nutrition Challenge: Getting a Healthy Start."

The 2008 Summit Challenge presents the conceptual foundation for the 2008 Pacific Health Summit, whose theme was "The Global Nutrition Challenge: Getting a Healthy Start," through brief essays by Michael Birt, Lee Hartwell, Mark Walport, and Tachi Yamada.

“Leveraging Advances in Health IT” by NBR highlights observations and recommendations from leaders gathered at the August 2009 workshop on how health IT can help combat infectious diseases and improve health care delivery in the Asia-Pacific.

“Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Development in Rural India” by the Rural Technology Business Incubator (RTBI) explores one organization’s model and approach to development, and provides a brief analysis of lessons learned over the past few years.

"Scaling Up and Sustaining Nutrition Interventions: Lessons Learned from Success in the Asia-Pacific Region" by Micronutrient Initiative experts outlines experiences, opportunities, and lessons learned in scaling up interventions in the Asia-Pacific region to address the global burden of undernutrition. This paper is cited in the Progess Towards Nutrition document in the Gates Foundation "Living Proof" project.

CHA’s library of Health Information and Technology (HIT) case studies for 2007 range from analyses of HIT adoption in different countries to overviews on key elements of HIT. Functional case studies on specific surveillance systems, for example, are also included.

A report from the February 15 Summit Advance Workshop held in Tokyo. The event welcomed 50 leaders from Japan and the international nutrition community to discuss the critical issue of global undernutrition.

A report, translated into Japanese, from the February 15 Summit Advance Workshop held in Tokyo. The event welcomed 50 leaders from Japan and the international nutrition community to discuss the critical issue of global undernutrition.

A report from the April 7 Summit Advance Workshop held in London. The event convened 60 leaders from science, policy, public health, industry, and medicine to discuss the rapidly emerging threat of obesity and its associated diseases in both developed and developing societies.