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Public/private partnerships in health: working for business and for society

The Forum’s Global Health Initiative has collaborated with its partners in the private sector to prepare a guide to public/private partnerships (PPPs) in health that will be launched at the Annual Meeting 2008 in Davos.“The biggest lesson we learnt in working with the Forum is that while PPPs are a morally good thing to do, this is not sufficient, you need to go beyond the charity aspect and it has to fit with your business needs,” said Reggie Van Lee, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton.

The Global Health Initiative I Annual Meeting 2008

Bahrain
Arabian Gulf's economies rising

The next global growth area will be the Arabian Gulf, says Mohammed bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Chief Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board. In a Forum interview, he cited collaboration between sectors and investment in education and technology as key factors.

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 Annual Meeting 2008
Leaders answer the Davos Question
Leaders due to attend the Forum’s Annual Meeting are now responding to The Davos Question, a video site hosted by YouTube, asking the public and Davos participants to address the key issues facing the world.
 The Davos Question
 Davos Conversation blog
Political and economic uncertainty in 2008
The Forum has released Global Risks 2008, a report which expresses fears that the current liquidity crunch will spark a US recession in the next 12 months.
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 Press release
Neville Isdell, CEO, The Coca-Cola Company "Today, more than one billion people do not have access to safe water. To make a difference on this global challenge, governments, civil society and businesses must work together as never before."
Neville Isdell, CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
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India Economic Summit 2007
At the World Economic Forum’s 23rd India Economic Summit, New Delhi, December 2007, business, political and civil society leaders from over 40 countries called on India to focus on skills development, improving governance and addressing environmental degradation to sustain the high growth the country requires to alleviate poverty. More information

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