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World Health Summit 2024

Building Trust for a Healthier World

October 13-15

The World Health Summit 2024 brought together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future by inspiring innovative solutions for better health and well-being for all. It was held under the theme "Building Trust for a Healthier World" from October 13-15 in Berlin, Germany and online.

3,500+
Participants On-Site
21,000+
Participants Online
380
Speakers
140+
Nations
67
Sessions
97,5
Hours of session filming

Central Topics

  • From Pledges to Progress: Financing Global Health Solutions

  • Antimicrobial Resistance: Roadmap to Future Resilience

  • Empowering Futures: Strategies for Women's and Children's Health

  • The Climate-Health Nexus: Pathways to Action for Equity

  • Fostering Youth Leadership: Strengthening Voices for Impact

  • Artificial Intelligence: A New Era in Digital Health

Portrait of Olaf Scholz
"The WHO’s work benefits us all. What it needs for this work is sustainable financing that gives it the certainty to plan ahead and the flexibility to react."
Olaf Scholz
Former Federal Chancellor, Germany

Impact of #WHS2024

$1 billion

pledged for the WHO Investment Round at the WHS 2024 Signature Event

50% reduction

in premature mortality by 2050 announced as goal of Global Health 2050, launched by the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health 3.0

WomenX Collective Berlin Hub

inaugurated by UNFPA, Charité and BIH – advancing innovation, research, and investment in women's health, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health

Pandemic Risk Report

launched by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board – outlines key drivers of pandemic risk and offers a roadmap for stronger global preparedness

50 million women

are affected by Female Genital Schistosomiasis.The new Invest in Women, Invest in Health initiative was launched by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Climate Overshoot Commission

released policy paper on "Reducing health risks of climate overshoot" urging public health to be central to global climate governance

WHS Regional Meeting 2024

April 22-24, 2024

The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2024 was hosted by Monash University focused on the future health of people across the Asia Pacific, exploring how science, innovation and policy can unite to address our region’s most critical health challenges.