We are living in an era of unprecedented global health challenges, largely anthropogenic in nature from emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance to climate change.

These threats will destabilise economies, overburden healthcare systems, and exacerbate global inequalities. Compounding these threats is shrinking birth rate, rise in non-communicable and mental health conditions, and yet to be realised transformation of our lives through data science and artificial intelligence.

Join Professor Ibrahim Abubakar, Dean of the Faculty of Population Health Sciences at University College London, in conversation with Professor Alan Stein, as he examines the key 21st century health risks with a focus on pandemics, migration and climate change and health. He will address the global policy landscape, and highlight the urgency of action. Coordinated policy action in global health governance should consider health centric as well as wider policy interventions. Despite the current setbacks in global cooperation, international collaboration and evidence-based policymaking remain the only path to build resilient health systems capable of addressing the complex challenges of the 21st century.