Doha: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), has announced that former US Department of Health administrator, Don Berwick, (pictured)will attend this year’s summit as a keynote speaker.
Berwick is a former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Obama administration, and President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement he founded and led for 20 years. A patient safety advocate, his commitment to improve effectiveness, share innovation and deliver fair healthcare for everyone makes him the perfect ambassador for WISH and a valuable speaker, bringing a lifetime of health expertise to share with delegates at this year’s WISH Summit in Doha on February 17-18.
Berwick said: “I am honoured to be taking part in WISH and look forward to joining such a prestigious global community.
“WISH provides an essential platform for global collaboration, bringing together some of the best health experts to share insights and discuss solutions.
“The multinational conversation allows us the opportunity to side-step administrative complexity and focus on the task of cutting healthcare costs for everyone. I am hopeful that through this global conversation we will share new ideas, uncover new solutions and conceive new policy and that will improve the lives of everyone.”
WISH inspires and diffuses healthcare innovation and best practice, remaining aligned to QF’s vision and mission to unlock human potential and underscore Qatar’s role as an emerging centre for healthcare innovation. WISH will publish reports on delivering affordable cancer care, communicating complex health messages, diabetes, dementia, universal health coverage, mental health and wellbeing in children, and patient safety. The Peninsula
