The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new global movement uniting more than 240 organizations behind a shared commitment to strengthen trust in science and harness its power to improve health and development.
Dubbed Together for Science and Health, the initiative was officially launched on Wednesday to coincide with the World Science Day for Peace and Development.
The movement rallies scientists, leaders, policy-makers and institutions across sectors, with 12 events taking place across countries and regions to mark the occasion.
The launch is also closely associated with the Paris Peace Forum (PPF), one of France’s flagship platforms for international diplomacy and multilateral cooperation, reflecting the country’s commitment to mobilizing global actors around shared challenges.
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and French President Emmanuel Macron are leading the launch.
Tedros said science one of humanity’s most powerful tools, and has always been the engine of better health.
“Science has enabled people to live longer, healthier lives through vaccines, medicines, disease prevention and outbreak response. Through the Together for Science and Health Movement, WHO and partners are working together to champion evidence, trust and innovation as the foundations of healthier societies,” said Tedros.
The movement will drive collective action around three priorities: bringing science and society closer together; strengthening the use of evidence in health policy-making; and improving how science is…
