Topics

The conference invites participation from members of the academia to submit unpublished theoretical, empirical and scientific papers focusing on the following sub topics.

Planetary Health & Climate Resilience

  • Heatwaves, wildfires, smoke and health: forecasting, early warning, and urban design.

  • Climate-sensitive infectious diseases (dengue, malaria, West Nile) expanding into new geographies.

  • Food systems, ultra-processed foods, and climate-smart nutrition policies.

  • Water security, droughts/floods, WASH innovations, and cholera resurgence.

Post-Pandemic Systems, Preparedness & “Pathogen X”

  • IHR revisions & the Pandemic Accord: what changes for countries?

  • Genomic/wastewater/air monitoring networks: from pilots to routine surveillance.

  • Supply chains, regional manufacturing, and tech-transfer hubs (mRNA, biologics).

  • Risk communication, infodemics, and trust-building in emergencies.

Digital Health, AI & Data Governance

  • Generative AI in clinical and public health decision support: validation, safety, bias.

  • Remote monitoring, wearables, and continuous “learning health” systems.

  • Interoperability, health data sharing, privacy, and cybersecurity for hospitals.

  • Regulatory science for digital therapeutics and AI medical devices.

Vaccines, Immunization & Preventable Diseases

  • Malaria vaccine rollout lessons (RTS,S / R21), integration with vector control.

  • TB vaccines and next-gen platforms: trial design and access planning.

  • Restoring routine immunization & reaching zero-dose children.

  • Vaccine equity, demand creation, and countering misinformation.

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) & Healthy Longevity

  • GLP-1s and the future of obesity/diabetes care: equity, access, and system impact.

  • Cardiometabolic prevention at scale: food policy, fiscal tools, and built environment.

  • Cancer screening innovations (AI-assisted imaging, liquid biopsy) for LMICs.

  • Healthy aging, multimorbidity, and social care integration.

Mental Health & Psychosocial Well-Being

  • Adolescent mental health, digital harms, and school-based interventions.

  • Crisis contexts: conflict, displacement, and trauma-informed care.

  • Task-sharing models and community-embedded mental health services.

  • Measurement, outcomes, and financing for scalable mental health care.

Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health 

  • Maternal mortality reversals: respectful care, midwifery, and quality improvement.

  • Contraceptive choice, self-care, and rights-based SRH in restrictive settings.

  • HPV elimination pathways; integrating SRH with HIV and NCD services.

  • Tackling period poverty and school retention for girls.

Equity, Inclusion & Social Determinants

  • Decolonizing global health: governance, authorship, and funding reforms.

  • Indigenous health sovereignty and community-led research.

  • Disability-inclusive health systems and SRH for women with disabilities.

  • Migration, refugees, and portable health entitlements.

Urban Health, Air Quality & Safe Mobility

  • 15-minute cities, active transport, and injury prevention.

  • Household and ambient air pollution: policy levers and low-cost monitoring.

  • Road traffic deaths: vision-zero strategies for LMIC megacities.

  • Housing, heat, and mental health in dense urban environments.

Implementation Science, Financing & Policy

  • Results-based financing and pooled procurement for primary care.

  • Payment innovation for prevention (capitation, shared savings, sin taxes).

  • From pilots to scale: adaptive trials, realist evaluation, and policy labs.

  • Public–private partnerships that actually deliver value and equity.

Innovations in Surveillance, Labs & Diagnostics

  • Point-of-care molecular tests and mini-labs for remote settings.

  • Syndromic surveillance integrating clinical, environmental, and social media signals.

  • Quality systems, EQA, and workforce development for national lab networks.

  • Open science, FAIR data, and responsible AI model sharing.

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