Under the overarching theme „From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health“
The World Health Summit (WHS) is the leading global platform for health, catalyzing solutions across sectors to improve health worldwide. Held under the leitmotif "From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health," the World Health Summit 2026 will take place from October 11-13 in Berlin, Germany and online. It will bring together more than 400 speakers and 4,000 participants from over 140 countries. Giving a platform for dialogue between leaders and changemakers from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society, confirmed highlight speakers include:
Nina Warken, Minister of Health, Germany
Reem Alabali Radovan, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Muhammad Yunus, Economist & Nobel Laureate
Jean Kaseya, Director-General, Africa CDC
Diene Keita, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Roy Jakobs, CEO, Royal Philips
Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières
Helen Clark, Chair of the Board, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
The main program with over 70 sessions will be livestreamed and accessible without prior registration. Over 40,000 people are expected to follow the WHS online.
This year's World Health Summit is held at a critical point in time with compounding crises challenging health worldwide. Through its central topics, the WHS will highlight the key issues currently shaping global health:
Global Health Architecture: Reshaping Financing and Governance Across the Global Health Ecosystem
Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: Operationalizing Global Health Security
Health Equity for Women, Children, and Youth: Ensuring Rights, Inclusion, and Participation
Future-Ready Health Systems: Innovating with AI, Data-Driven Policies, and Workforce Empowerment
Conflict and Health: Strengthening Resilience, Safeguarding Communities, and Rebuilding Infrastructure
Environmental Drivers of Health: Securing Sustainable Futures through Climate Action and One Health
Discover how these and other global health challenges are being addressed and what ideas and strategies are driving change across sectors, disciplines, and regions.
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