One day before the WHS Regional Meeting, the WHS Academic Alliance - the academic backbone of the World Health Summit - gathered in New Delhi for the traditional WHS Academic Alliance Assembly. The agenda was fully packed with discussions about how to advance the global health research landscape, the upcoming WHS Regional Meetings or projects such as the Young Leaders in Global Health Award.

We warmly welcomed the new Alliance members, Ashoka University and Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, ENSP, Fiocruz who had the chance to highlight their organizations and priorities within the alliance.

The designated professors and delegates in the WHS Academic Alliance came to New Delhi from around 30 academic global health institutions. After a day of insightful talks and discussions, they couldn't miss a bit of sightseeing and the golden hour sunshine.