Date: January 23, 2026
Time: 13:00–14:30 CET
Format: Zoom Webinar
Hosted & Moderated by: Global Surgery Umbrella (GSU)

About the Policy Debate

The Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2) organizes a series of policy debates from 19 to 23 January 2026, ahead of the 158th session of the WHO Executive Board. Their policy debates offer a platform for civil society to engage with key questions concerning global health, connecting policy discussions with their implications for health systems, communities, and equity worldwide. Spanning from the assessment of “hot” topics to be addressed at the upcoming Executive Board, to a detailed analysis of other burning technical or political matters that have been left out. Each session will feature selected speakers which will guide the participants into an enriching discussion.

Global Surgery Umbrella (GSU) has been invited to host one of these sessions exploring the topic of blended financing for healthcare in Palestine.

The starting point are the healthcare costs of the Ministry of Health in Palestine and which financing methods and governance mechanisms can be made possible. The discussion will explore these options, for example diaspora remittances, and how to establish transparent funding mechanisms, including partnerships with local NGOs and the creation of special purpose vehicles for financial oversight that can address Palestine’s ambition to develop a Universal Health Coverage project in the West Bank.

Speakers

• Dr. Rand Salman, Health Director, Anera, previous Head of Palestine National Institute of Public Health

• Dr Yousef Takrouri, Chairman of The Palestinian Private and Non-profit Hospitals Union

• Kayed Marei, Secretary General of the Palestinian Insurance Federation

• Hugo Tay, Advisor to the Health Minister of Palestine

• Russel Marsh, Expert in healthcare infrastructure finance and high impact humanitarian capital allocation

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GF11kRwpRsmOLjw0AjSgYw#/registration