Welcome and Opening Remarks: Kedest Tesfagiorgis, Deputy Director, Global Partnerships &amp; Grand Challenges, Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation  Kedest Tesfagiorgis welcomes participants to the 17th Grand Challenges Annual Meeting and introduces the two main focuses of the meeting: first, discussing the significant challenges still facing us as we work to manage and end the acute phase of the pandemic everywhere; and second, imagining the "new normal" for global health, one in which the lessons from the COVID-19 response inform best practices for a healthier, more resilient and more equitable future.

Welcome and Opening Remarks: Kedest Tesfagiorgis

Welcome and Opening Remarks: Kedest Tesfagiorgis, Deputy Director, Global Partnerships &amp; Grand Challenges, Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation 
 
Kedest Tesfagiorgis welcomes participants to the 17th Grand Challenges Annual Meeting and introduces the two main focuses of the meeting: first, discussing the significant challenges still facing us as we work to manage and end the acute phase of the pandemic everywhere; and second, imagining the "new normal" for global health, one in which the lessons from the COVID-19 response inform best practices for a healthier, more resilient and more equitable future.