Epilogue of the World Health Summit, Berlin, October 2022

 Epilogue of the World Health Summit, Berlin, October 2022

Almost everything discussed, health, sustainability, and planetary issues, were related to animal exploitation.  This was never mentioned.

Only one Speaker in the entire Summit, at the Closing Ceremony, mentioned the word ‘Justice’.  Injustice to non-humans is the cause of everything discussed in the Summit.

Zoonotic pandemic was foremost, followed by the NCDs of diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, mental health including suicide, responsible for more human deaths than the entire pandemic.  All are related to exploitation and eating non humans.

Another concern was Anti-Microbial Resistance, the focus of copious amounts of research, but not on the copious amounts of anti-biotics fed to unjustly incarcerated individuals slaughtered and eaten by humans. 

To their credit, the Hotel served Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks which were mostly plant-based.  Items were elegant, imaginative, and delightful.  No one complained that there was no meat, and very little dairy.

The buffets at the World Health Summit taught more of a lesson than many of the high-level meetings.  The simple answer to the complex problems of health and environmental issues is a Plant-Based lifestyle.