A ceremony to mark the start of construction of the WHO Academy’s campus in Lyon, France will be jointly organized by the Government of France and WHO.
The event will be jointly hosted by the President of France Emmanuel Macron and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and will be attended by the Minister of Health, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of France, as well as regional and local authorities in Lyon.
The Academy aims to expand access to critical learning for health workers, managers, public health officials, educators, researchers, policy makers and those who provide care in their own homes and communities, as well as WHO’s workforce throughout
the world.
The high-tech building in Lyon’s bio-medical district is being made possible by the generosity of the French Government, the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, the Lyon Métropole and the City of Lyon. From there, the WHO Academy will deploy state-of-the-art
technologies to expand access to the highest quality health learning and latest evidence-based health guidance throughout the world.
The event will start at 14:30h CET and will be livestreamed on WHO platforms.
WHO will issue a press release and other materials ahead of the event.