WHS Regional Meetings
Each year, the World Health Summit in Berlin is complimented by a Regional Meeting in a different part of the world, where local and regional topics come to the forefront. Each meeting is hosted by the WHS Academic Alliance member holding the World Health Summit International Presidency, which rotates every year.
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Upcoming WHS Regional Meeting
Nairobi, Kenya
April 27-29, 2026
The WHS Regional Meeting 2026, hosted by Aga Khan University under the leitmotif “Reimagining Africa’s Health Systems: Innovation, Integration, and Interdependence”, will bring together leaders and changemakers from across the African continent and beyond.
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Past WHS Regional Meetings
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Latest WHS Regional Meeting
New Delhi, India - April 25-27, 2025
Themed "Scaling Access to Ensure Health Equity", the WHS Regional Meeting 2025 was the largest yet. More than 5000+ participants from 50+ countries shaped the future of health in 150+ sessions.
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Melbourne, Australia - April 2024
The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2024, hosted by Monash University, focused on the future of health in the Asia Pacific. The event explored how science, innovation, and policy can unite to address the region’s most critical health challenges.
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Washington DC, USA - April 2023
The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2023 was held under the theme „Bridging the Science to Policy Gap for Global Health.“ and co-hosted by three WHS Academic Alliance members.
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Rome, Italy - June 2022
The Sapienza University of Rome hosted the World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2022 in Rome, with topics such as vaccine development and new frontiers in healthcare promotion.
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Kampala, Uganda - June 2021
The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2021 in Kampala, Uganda ended with the signing of the Kampala Declaration on COVID-19 Vaccine Equity, emphasizing global collaboration for vaccine access.
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