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WHS Global Health Dialogues

The WHS Global Health Dialogues bring together thought-leaders and decision-makers throughout the year to discuss a wide range of global health issues in an exclusive and intimate setting. By taking on a political-strategic focal point, the Global Health Dialogues are developed in the context of relevant global health events like the G7/G20 conferences or UN High-Level meetings, putting global health on the agenda of international politics, and complementing the central topics of the World Health Summit.

Latest WHS Global Health Dialogue, April 13, 2026

From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health

Under the 2026 leitmotif “From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health”, the World Health Summit hosted a WHS Global Health Dialogue on the sidelines of a visit of WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. On the agenda was the evolving role of global health in today’s geopolitical and geoeconomic context, with a particular focus on Europe and Germany.
Portrait of Carsten Schicker
“With our Global Health Dialogues, we extend the World Health Summit’s format spectrum by creating focused, exclusive spaces that bring the right people together at the right time - to catalyze decisions and drive innovation in global health. We are proud that, throughout the year, this format continues to succeed across changing themes and with a wide range of partners. If you are shaping global health - or aspire to - we invite you to be part of the dialogue.”
Carsten Schicker
CEO, World Health Summit

Past WHS Global Health Dialogues

Discover previous editions of the event series.

February 13, 2026

Health Under Fire: Health Systems on the Frontline of Security

The official WHS side event at the Munich Security Conference brought together leaders from health, security, defense, diplomacy, and humanitarian action to strengthen cooperation and foster a shared understanding that resilient healthcare systems are indispensable to human security, peacebuilding, and international stability.

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December 03, 2025

Europe’s Role in Reshaping the Global Health Architecture

The high-level roundtable, jointly organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the World Health Summit in Berlin, provided a strategic and confidential forum for dialogue among senior decision-makers from European institutions, the German Bundestag, United Nations, civil society, industry, and academia. It brought key actors together to explore how Europe can better align efforts, deepen partnerships, and contribute to the development of resilient and equitable health systems worldwide.

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May 13, 2025

Advancing One Health: Digital Solutions for Global Health Security

At this WHS Global Health Dialogue, held in collaboration with Capgemini, experts from science, policy, civil society and industry came together to discuss how digital solutions can help improve data sharing within the One Health framework and enhance global health security.

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September 9, 2024

Bridging the Trust Deficit – Trust in Science

High-level representatives came together to debate how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed both the vital role science plays in shaping public policy and the uncertainties that fueled public confusion and skepticism.

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April 9, 2024

Towards Sustainable Financing - The WHO Investment Round

All for Health, Health for All – an update on the WHO 25-28 strategy and investment round

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February 29, 2024

Bridging the Trust Deficit: Trust in Governments, Institutions and International Cooperation

Hosted in partnership with The Global Governance Project and Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs

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September 7, 2023

Recommitting to Universal Health Coverage

Universal health coverage (UHC) is crucial to reaching “SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being for all”, yet the progress towards it has stalled in recent years, to large parts due COVID-19.

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June 22, 2023

Harnessing the Power of Digital Technologies for Health

The World Health Summit invited high-level speakers and guests from politics, civil society, industry, and academia to discuss various aspects relating to digital health.

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April 27, 2023

2023: A Defining Year for Global Health Action and Rethinking the Global Health Landscape

At this WHS Global Health Dialogue, ambassadors from the current presidencies of G7 (Japan) and G20 (India) gave insights on the country's global health priorities.

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