PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 01
Prevention Driven Approaches for Health and Economic Growth
How Can Prevention Become a Strategic Priority for Healthcare Systems and Economies Worldwide?
Date
Sunday, 12th October
Time
11:00-12:30 CEST
09:00-10:30 UTC
Room
Hall 1
About the session
The objective of this session is to underscore the urgent need to shift the healthcare systems globally from reactive models of care to proactive, prevention-driven approaches that deliver better health and economic outcomes.
Preventable conditions cost G20 economies USD 1.02 trillion annually in lost productivity. Yet the economic and societal returns on preventive healthcare – from life-course immunization to early diagnosis and treatment – are both measurable and compelling.
As countries confront rising rates of chronic and infectious diseases, aging populations, and increasingly constrained budgets, investing in prevention is not just good health policy – it’s smart economics. Now is the moment to reframe prevention as a strategic growth driver, essential to building resilient health systems, sustaining fiscal stability, and supporting a healthy, productive workforce.
The session will examine what it takes to embed prevention into national investment strategies, from policy reforms and innovative financing to data and cross-sector collaborations. The discussion will explore bold ideas and practical solutions to unlock the full value of preventive healthcare.
Preventable conditions cost G20 economies USD 1.02 trillion annually in lost productivity. Yet the economic and societal returns on preventive healthcare – from life-course immunization to early diagnosis and treatment – are both measurable and compelling.
As countries confront rising rates of chronic and infectious diseases, aging populations, and increasingly constrained budgets, investing in prevention is not just good health policy – it’s smart economics. Now is the moment to reframe prevention as a strategic growth driver, essential to building resilient health systems, sustaining fiscal stability, and supporting a healthy, productive workforce.
The session will examine what it takes to embed prevention into national investment strategies, from policy reforms and innovative financing to data and cross-sector collaborations. The discussion will explore bold ideas and practical solutions to unlock the full value of preventive healthcare.
Chair(s) / Moderator(s)
Speakers
Francesca Colombo
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Head of Health Division and Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
France
Open
David Reddy
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
Director-General
Switzerland
Open
Walter Ricciardi
Mission Board on Vaccination in Europe
Mission Board for Cancer of European Commission | Chair and President
Belgium
Open
Belinda Afriyie Nimako
Ministry of Health
Acting-Director for Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Ghana
Open
Lotte Steuten
Office of Health Economics (OHE)
Deputy Chief Executive
United Kingdom
Open