Day 1 of the WHS 2026
Yesterday's Highlights
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Berlin Becomes Global Meeting Point for the Future of Health
Leaders and changemakers gather from October 11–13 under the theme “From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health”
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Trust in Science Has Declined, with Levels Lower Than Before the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Wellcome Global Monitor 2026, surveying more than 140,000 people in 140 countries, also finds that the steepest declines are among people who feel they are struggling to get by financially.
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New Lancet Commission provides roadmap to protect economies, security and global stability from catastrophic threats to health and human survival
Global experts warn that today's decisions across health, finance, climate, defense and security sectors will determine how many years of good health future generations gain - or lose - to preventable illness and early death by 2100.
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More Social Media Time Does Not Always Mean Worse Wellbeing, New Gallup Data From 97 Countries Suggest
High use linked to lower life evaluation in high-income countries, but not in other countries.
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World Health Summit 2026 Opening Night Marks Five Years of WHO Hub in Berlin and Moves From Nairobi, Kenya, to Hong Kong, China
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on stage & looking ahead to the next WHS Regional Meeting in Hong Kong, China 2027
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Social Media Moments
Commentary on the WHO Director-General Candidates Session
Devex: Reporting from WHS 2026
Audrey Nafula: A Stipend Recipient’s WHS Experience