Media Coverage
Bringing together leaders and changemakers, the World Health Summit serves as the leading platform for global health, catalyzing cross-sector dialogue and collaboration. Explore a selection of articles, interviews and features highlighting discussions, outcomes and perspectives from #WHS2025 and beyond.
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World leaders convene at World Health Summit to address global health challenges
Tomorrow, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and various health stakeholders from academia, politics, and the private sector have gathered for the World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin, Germany, to find lasting solutions to pressing global health challenges.
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Who decides UNAIDS’ future — the board or the boss?
The leaves have turned colors in Berlin, which must mean it’s time for the World Health Summit. The annual fall event, which has grown in stature over the years, brings together government, industry, and multilateral leaders to discuss critical global health issues.
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World Health Summit 2025 seeks to turn crisis into collaboration
As the World Health Summit convenes, the absence of the U.S.—which has financial implications but also makes consensus among WHO member states less meaningful—is being felt. Diplomatic Courier’s Stephanie Gull surveys what we can expect from the summit.
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Die Botschaft ist klar: Wir werden die Wissenschaft unterstützen
Beim Weltgesundheitsgipfel sprechen führende Köpfe aus Politik, Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft, um über zentrale Herausforderungen der globalen Gesundheit zu sprechen. Deutschland ist gefordert – und wird sich noch stärker engagieren.
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Investments in strong primary care networks important to prevent non-communicable diseases
As the World Health Summit (WHS) commences on Sunday in Berlin, Axel R Pries, President, WHS, speaks about how global health crises can be tackled through worldwide collaboration.
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High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns
The Global Burden of Disease study was carried out by a network of 16,500 scientists using more than 300,000 data sources. It is published in the Lancet and was presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin on Sunday.
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Eine Milliarde Euro gegen Infektionskrankheiten
Es handle sich nicht nur um "ein Gebot der Menschlichkeit, sondern auch ein Gebot der Vernunft", machte die SPD-Politikerin anlässlich des Starts des alljährlichen Weltgesundheitsgipfels in Berlin deutlich.
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Weltweiter Kampf gegen Infektionskrankheiten: Gesundheitsministerin Warken fordert Stärkung der WHO
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) hat vor ihrem Auftritt auf dem World Health Summit in Berlin an diesem Montag betont, wie wichtig die internationale Zusammenarbeit bei der Bekämpfung von Infektionskrankheiten und anderen Gesundheitsrisiken ist.
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Need to reduce reliance on external aid globally: Nina Warken, Federal Minister for Health, Germany
Conversations are underway to boost stronger health systems at the annual World Health Summit. Under the theme 'Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World', across three days the summit has sparked exchange, generated insights and catalysed science based and inter disciplinary solutions.
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Germany calls for health to remain on G20 agenda
“Improving global health outcomes requires sustained political commitment. It is therefore crucial that health remain high on the agendas of both the G7 [Group of Seven] and the G20,” she told delegates at the World Health Summit in Berlin.
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WHO Chief, Germany’s Health Minister Rally Against Non-Communicable Diseases
Speaking at the World Health Summit 2025, on Monday in Berlin, Germany, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said NCDs kill 43 million people annually and remained the world’s leading causes of death.
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„Wir sterben heute nicht an Unwissenheit, sondern an Bequemlichkeit“
Das zeigt die beim World Health Summit in Berlin vorgestellte „Global Burden of Disease“-Studie der WHO. In Deutschland hat sich die altersbereinigte Sterberate seit 1990 deutlich verringert: von 723 auf 466 Todesfälle je 100 000 Einwohner.
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Germany allocates €1 billion to support global efforts to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
German Development Minister Reem Elabli Radovan confirmed this financial commitment for the benefit of the Global Finance Fund for the period 2026 to 2028. Speaking at the opening of the World Health Summit in Berlin...
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Sorgen und Stress haben weltweit zugenommen
Das Institut hat in Zusammenhang mit dem aktuell in Berlin stattfindenden World Health Summit den Bericht "State of the World's Emotional Health 2025" veröffentlicht.
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Germany pledges €1bn as World Health Summit 2025 opens in Berlin
The World Health Summit (WHS) 2025 commenced in Berlin on Sunday, marking the beginning of a three-day global dialogue on the most pressing health challenges of the decade.
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Menschen haben weltweit mehr Sorgen und Stress
Das geht aus Umfragen des Instituts Gallup unter Menschen ab 15 Jahren in 144 Ländern und Regionen hervor. Der Report soll am Montag auf dem Weltgesundheitsgipfel (World Health Summit) in Berlin vorgestellt werden.
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Menschen weltweit werden von Unzufriedenheit geplagt
Das geht aus Umfragen des Instituts Gallup unter Menschen ab 15 Jahren in 144 Ländern und Regionen hervor. Der Report soll am Montag auf dem Weltgesundheitsgipfel (World Health Summit) in Berlin vorgestellt werden.
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Germany commits €1B to Global Fund as aid cuts shape World Health Summit
Though Germany committed €1 billion to the Global Fund, this year's World Health Summit in Berlin remained focused on new funding models for global health.
1 Milliarde Euro gegen Aids, Tuberkulose und Malaria
„Damit setzen wir ein wichtiges Zeichen: Deutschland wird sich weiter engagieren, um Menschen weltweit vor Krankheiten zu schützen“, sagte sie anlässlich der Eröffnung der Fachkonferenz „Weltgesundheitsgipfel“ (World Health Summit) gestern in Berlin.
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Lives in Focus : How Innovation in Cancer Registries Is Transforming National Cancer Control and Patient Outcomes
At the World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin, experts and policymakers converged for a powerful discussion on how innovation in cancer registries is reshaping national cancer control plans and improving patient outcomes worldwide.
World Health Summit in Berlin: Deutschlands Milliardenzusage und Afrikas neue Präventionsstrategie
Beim World Health Summit 2025 in Berlin trafen sich politische Entscheidungsträgerinnen und Entscheidungsträger aus Europa, Afrika und multilateralen Institutionen, um über die künftige Ausrichtung globaler Gesundheitspolitik zu beraten.
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Radovan sagt Milliarde gegen Infektionskrankheiten zu
Bundesentwicklungsministerin Reem Alabali Radovan sagte diese Summe für die Finanzierungsrunde von 2026 bis 2028 für einen globalen Fonds zu. Anlässlich der Eröffnung der Fachkonferenz "Weltgesundheitsgipfel" in Berlin...
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Warken tauscht sich über »Critical Medicines Act« aus
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) bespricht derzeit auf dem »World Health Summit« in Berlin unter anderem mit EU-Kommissar Olivér Várhelyi den »Critical Medicines Act«.
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Wie die US-Kürzungen Gesundheitssysteme gefährden
Der jährliche "World Health Summit", der derzeit in Berlin läuft, gilt als eines der wichtigsten Foren für globale Gesundheitsfragen. Zentrales Thema in diesem Jahr: die veränderte Finanzlage im internationalen Gesundheitssektor...
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Should countries invest more in primary health care to combat future pandemics?
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) report, unveiled during the ongoing World Health Summit in Berlin, stressed the pressing need for a transformation in global health security amid a backdrop of increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity while the world continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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World Health Summit: Globale Gesundheitspolitik in der Krise?
In Berlin beginnt am Sonntag der World Health Summit – die weltweit größte Bühne für den Austausch zu globalen Gesundheitsfragen. Doch International stehen die Zeichen gerade eher auf Konfrontation, denn auf Kooperation.
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LIVE Podcast: Bridging the Knowledge Divide
Global health knowledge sharing is rapidly evolving. This session will explore what kinds of global health knowledge can—and should—be shared, and how to do so in ways that are equitable and impactful.
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International News @7pm | 13 October 2025 | NTA
World Health Summit coverage featured in NTA News , watch from minute 12.
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Adrian Lovett, Executive Director at The ONE Campaign
Pretty remarkable moment just happened tonight at the World Health Summit in Berlin. Germany's development minister Reem Alabali Radovan announced a 3-year commitment of one billion euros to The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria.
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Dr. Saia Ma'u Piukala, Regional Director at WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Ministries of Health globally - including in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region - are facing greater budgetary constraints than ever. Against this backdrop, I participated in a key panel discussion at the World Health Summit in Berlin: Transforming the Global Health Architecture - Rethinking Governance and Financing Models.
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John-Arne Røttingen, CEO at Wellcome Trust
I’m here at the World Health Summit in Berlin this week. Very much looking forward to the conversations I’ll be having on the changes needed to improve global health for everyone. If you’re attending the World Health Summit, what discussions are you interested in? #WHS2025
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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General at World Health Organization (WHO)
#WHS2025: Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World
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Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management and Commissioner for Equality, European Commission
EU-Kommissarin @hadjalahbib, zuständig für Krisenvorsorge, humanitäre Hilfe und Gleichstellung, war gestern in Berlin – unter anderem im @who Hub zur Vorstellung des neuen Pandemie-Simulators und beim @worldhealthsummit.
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Y+ Global
This is what we do best. This is why representation matters. This is young people taking ownership of the space. At the World Health Summit 2025 opening night, Priscilla Ama Addo, Junior Project Officer at Y+ Global, joined Reem Alabali Radovan, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Peter Sands, Executive Director of The Global Fund, and Bernd Montag, CEO of Siemens Healthineers.