The 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion Opened in Shanghai

The 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion opened in Shanghai International Convention Center this morning. Premier Li Keqiang attend the opening ceremony and made a speech.

The conference is jointly organized by China and the World Health Organization (WHO) and is being held in Shanghai from November 21 to 24.

Titled "Promoting health in the Sustainable Development Goals: Health for all and all for health," 1,000 representatives from the politics, health and development fields, including leading politicians from over 100 countries, participated in the conference, according to the WHO.

Since the first GCHP in 1986, the conference has become a key platform for the WHO and member states to discuss important global health issues and set the agenda for promoting health worldwide.