These side events are open to all registered WHS participants. They offer opportunities to connect, exchange perspectives, and explore innovative approaches to global health together. Simply join and be part of the dialogue.
11:00 - 12:30
Health Resilience Commons and Access Awards
Host: Health Innovation Exchange and GHS Fund, Geneva
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting III
Solutions to national implementation challenges for preventing and controlling NCDs and enhancing mental health and well-being
Host: Roche
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VII
14:00 - 15:30
Speak Up for COPD: From Resolution to Action
Host: Global Allergy and Airways Patient Platform
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VI
11:00 - 12:30
Fighting CVDs in Europe: Strategies for Prevention and Personalised approaches
Host: European Commission
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting IV
14:00 - 15:30
ICMR Side Event: The Problems of Success – Changing Landscape from Infectious to Non-Communicable Diseases
Host: Indian Council of Medical Research
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting V
A shared responsibility to address corruption in health systems: Bilateral and Multilateral perspectives
Host: U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre at Chr. Michelsen Institute
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VI
Vaccinating for Prosperity: Unlocking Public Health and Socioeconomic Gains from RSV and Pneumococcal Immunisation Across Ages
Host: MSD
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VII
16:00 - 17:30
On the Road to HSR2026: Opportunities HPSR in the new global landscape
Host: Health Systems Global
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting II
Future-Proofing Healthcare: Agentic AI for resilient health systems
Host: Amazon Web Services
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VI
09:00 - 10:30
Building Healthier Digital Futures with Information Integrity
Host: DTH-Lab hosted by Bertelsmann Stiftung
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting I
Navigating Uncertain Times and Charting a Re-imagined Path Forward to Accelerate Community-Based Primary Care
Host: Community Health Delivery Partnership (CHDP)
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting II
Post-launch of The Lancet One Health Commission - What next?
Host: The Lancet One Health Commission
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting V
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Indigenous, Community-Led, and Gender -Transformative Action to end AIDS, TB, and Malaria and reach global health goals
Host: Women4GlobalFund, SOPEMEI, Frontline AIDS, UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VI
Partnering for Efficiency: Strengthening Collaboration in Health Financing and Digital Health in Times of Resource Constraints
Host: German Development Corporation (GIZ)
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VII
11:00 - 12:30
Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and its Medicalisation as a Global Health Emergency
Host: Orchid Project, Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting II
From Climate Negotiations to Resilient Health Systems
Host: Save the Children Germany, The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), SLYCAN Trust
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VII
14:00 - 15:30
Harnessing Partnerships: The Role of Public-Private-Civic Sector Partnerships to Advance Global Health
Host: Save the Children Germany
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting IV
Health Resilience Commons and Access Awards
Host: Health Innovation Exchange and GHS Fund, Geneva
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VI
Global Action to Advance Thyroid Health: A Panel Conversation
Host: Merck Healthcare Thyroid Federation International (TFI)
Location: WHS Venue Room: Side Meeting VII