The Pasteur Network Annual Meeting 2023 was taking place in the in the Pasteur Institute of Tunis and supported by the Pasteur Network Foundation. The gathering saw experts from various organizations, including the Pasteur Institute of Iran, public health institutions, multilateral organizations, civil society organizations, and charitable foundations, come together to discuss science and public health.

The major topics of discussion for this meeting included; the future of pandemic preparedness in a context rapidly evolving with climate change and climate sensitive diseases; the future of innovation and R&D ecosystems in LMICs; identification of needs for continued improvements to the Network's knowledge sharing and communities of practice, as well as celebration of the contributions of young scientists, and the important topic of how the Network can improve equity with regards to access to information, representation, and equitable financing.

During the opening ceremony, speeches were given by various individuals, including Dr. Hechmi Louzir and Dr. Samia Menif, the former and current presidents of the Institut Pasteur of Tunis, and Dr. Ali Mrabet, Minister of Health of Tunisia.

Specialized meetings were held to discuss strengthening epidemiological monitoring and dealing with future pandemics, supporting research and development for the production of biological products such as vaccines in middle and low-income countries, and creating a scientific community for young scientists of the Pasteur network. The summit ended after three days of scientific and technical meetings.

Dr. Rahim Sorouri, director of the Pasteur Institute of Iran, attended the meeting along with Dr. Ahmad Fayaz and Dr. Mostafa Salehi Vaziri. Scientific and technical talks took place with other members of the network, resulting in a memorandum of cooperation being signed between the directors of the Pasteur Institute of Iran and Tunisia.

The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Brazil) will host the upcoming PNAM 2024 summit, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro.