Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics'
| Tuesday, June 10, 2025 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Halls CD Lower Section |
Overview
Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit | Dr. Georges Benjamin
Details
While we are at an exciting place for innovations in communicable disease prevention, there are also new challenges for how we navigate the politics of public health. In this session Prof Mark Jit will firstly discuss how we can make the health economic case for introducing new vaccine technologies into programs. Dr Georges Benjamin will then discuss the political challenges for public health in the US and beyond and how we can begin to address them.
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Welcome to Country: Cliffy Wilson, Kuma Kaaru Cultural Services
Opening Address: Adj. Prof. Terry Slevin, CEO, PHAA
Conf. Welcome: Prof. Caroline Miller, President, PHAA | Director, Health Policy Centre, SAHMRI
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Mark Jit
Opening Statement: Hon. Chris Picton MP
Keynote Speaker: Dr Georges Benjamin
Q&A
Speaker
Prof Mark Jit
Professor and Chair
New York University
Estimating the economic value of new vaccines
Abstract
Vaccines are one of the most transformative and cost-effective health interventions in history, saving one life every 10 seconds worldwide. While established vaccines have proven their clear economic value, newer vaccines present additional challenges, such as complex epidemiological implications, difficult logistics, crowded immunization schedules, limited healthcare budgets and changing vaccine sentiments. The future of vaccine development and distribution depends on establishing analytical methods and approaches to evaluate and demonstrate the economic value of new vaccines in the current environment.
Dr. Georges Benjamin
Executive Director
American Public Health Association
The Future of Public Health in the U.S.
Abstract
This presentation will describe the current operating environment for public health practice in the United States, a vision for the next generation public health system and the approach to moving forward to achieve a evidenced based system to protect the public and achieve optimal health of all.
