A manifesto has been produced that attempts to summarise the thoughts explored by the Sustainable Health Symposium that was held in Cambridge in July, 2017 and sponsored by the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition.
Across the globe, the health of individuals, their communities and the planet is in crisis as key drivers including rising inequity, food insecurity, the burden of chronic diseases, environmental pollution and climate change continue unabated. World health is inextricably linked to global development, and solutions to the challenges we face require seeing the interconnections of these world views through the lens of sustainability.
One document cannot do justice to the richness and diversity of discussions, and we hope this is the start of a much longer and deeper conversation that can mobilise action to bring about the transformations required for a healthy, sustainable world.