On October 2nd, the CESH reference group—comprising researchers, students, teachers, and representatives from faculty leadership—met to discuss key competencies for sustainable health. The group's discussion was framed around building on the competencies for sustainable development established by UNESCO:

“…an interplay of knowledge, capacities, and skills, motives and affective dispositions. Competencies cannot be taught, but have to be developed by the learners themselves.

In 2021, Makerere University in Uganda and Karolinska Institutet established the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Health based on their strong partnership. The Centre aims to develop capacity and mobilise actions to drive the agenda for sustainable health. We asked the current and former Chairs of the steering committee about the Centre's significance and its impact.