President Museveni to preside over World Health Summit

President Museveni will today preside over the World Health Summit.

According to the presidential press secretary, Lindah Nabusayi, the three-day global event is being hosted and organised by Makerere University in partnership with the Government of Uganda.

Central topics for discussion will include the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, non-communicable diseases, universal health coverage, global health security & infectious diseases, advancing technology for health in Africa, inter-sectoral action for health, and the health of the African.

Held since 2009, the conference has developed into one of the world's leading global health events.

It brings together experts from around the world from science, business, politics, and civil society to discuss the most important issues of global health care and made recommendations.

The summit was initially set to take place in 2020 in Kampala but was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.