The G7 Berlin Health Ministers’ Meeting was held on 19-20 May 2022 under the German presidency of the G7. The meeting was chaired by the German Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach.

Key issues

• Pandemic preparedness
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Climate change and health

Outcomes

• Addressing the burden of infections and antimicrobial resistance associated with healthcare – Focus on G7 countries, prepared by the OECD and WHO
• Read the G7 Communiqué
• Visit the official website

The G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting was held on 3-4 June 2021, under the UK presidency of the G7.
The meeting was chaired by Matt Hancock, UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Key issues

• Global health security
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Clinical trials
• Digital health

Outcomes

• Read the G7 Communiqué

The G7 Paris Health Ministers’ Meeting was held on 16-17 May 2019, under the French presidency of the G7. The meeting was chaired by Agnès Buzyn, French Minister for Solidarity and Health.

Key issues

• Primary Care
• Health inequalities
• Combat unequal access to healthcare
• Improve the effectiveness of health systems by sharing knowledge

Outcomes

• Realising the Full Potential of Primary Health Care, Policy Brief prepared by the OECD Health Division
• Read the OECD Observer article The G7 Primary Health Care Universal Knowledge Initiative
• Read the G7 Health Ministers’ Declaration
• Visit the official website and access the press kit

The G7 Milan Health Ministers’ Meeting was held on 5-6 November 2017, under the Italian presidency of the G7. The meeting was chaired by the Italian Minister of Health, Beatrice Lorenzin.

Key issues

• Environment
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Gender equality

Outcomes

• Healthy people, healthy planet, prepared by the OECD Health Division
• Read the G7 communiqué
• Visit the official website

The G7 Kobe Health Ministers’ Meeting, held on 11- 12 September 2016, was one of the Ministerial meetings of the May 2016 G7 Ise-Shima Summit. The meeting was chaired by the Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Yasuhisa Shiozaki.

Key issues

• Ageing
• Universal Health Coverage
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Ensuring health system sustainability and access to pharmaceutical innovation (infographics, September 2016)

Outcomes

• Universal Health Coverage and Health Outcomes: Final Report for the G7 Health Ministerial meeting prepared by the OECD Health Division
• Read the G7 communiqué
• Visit the official website

BERLIN, GERMANY, 8-9 October 2015

• OECD Policy Brief on antimicrobial resistance in G7 countries and beyond
• G7-Presidency: International Co-operation on Antimicrobial Resistance
• Declaration of the G7 Health Ministers: Think Ahead. Act Together