Keynote speech by Marc Van Ranst, KU Leuven, within the LERU_EGHRIN Global Health Town Hall Meeting: "Healthy people, healthy societies: an integrated approach" on June 13-14th, 2022 at the Aula Magna of the University of Barcelona.

COVID-19 has contributed to revisiting and redefining the Global Health research and innovation agenda. LERU in collaboration with EGHRIN have jointly identified the need and relevance of this Global Health research agenda for Europe and beyond, the multi-inter and trans-disciplinary dimensions of this research agenda, the potential for interdisciplinary collaborative research, the potential for working across borders, the potential for linking this research agenda to higher education, the added oppportunities for Global Health beyond research and education: innovation & translation and the potential for funding across EU and other instruments.  For 2 days, this town hall meeting will analyse and discuss these issues around 4 major areas: Healthy and sustainable societies, Equitable access to Health, Health communication and miscommunication and Information Technologies for Health.