First World Health Forum / 10th - 13th May 2000 in Interlaken, Switzerland

Interlaken, Switzerland (PROTEXT) - For the first time, healthprofessionals, policy makers and politicians will meet at theWorld Health Forum, 10 - 13 May 2000 at the Hotel Viktoria-Jungfrau in Interlaken, Switzerland. World Health Forum 2000 willbe the first in a series of international symposia on the mostpressing issues in health and health care. Top of the agenda isthe challenge of creating better, fairer health systems for allin a complex global economy. The world community faces unprecedented patterns of masspopulation movement, global transmission of diseases andinequality in health chances. Under the title "Implementinghealth systems: social solidarity and market realism", this firstWorld Health Forum will discuss and take a new stance on therelationships between health and human rights, physicalenvironment and social, cultural and political factors. World Health Forum 2000 will create chances for disparategroups to meet and exchange views on new ways of collaborating.Chairman of the WHF Foundation and member of the SwissParliament, Jost Gross, says, "We are very excited at theprospect of a dialogue between clinicians, managers, policymakers and representatives of health related industries, workingtogether to help the world's most disadvantaged citizens." An initial press conference will be held on march 21st, 11.30a.m. Hotel Schweizerhof, Berne (Switzerland) ots Original TextService: World Health Forum Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.deFurther information may be obtained at www.worldhealthforum.ch orfrom the WHF Executive Committee phone +41 61 686 77 11, fax +4161 686 77 88, e-mail info@worldhealthforum.

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