Special Events
Please find an overview of side meetings, launches, and selected partner events below. As content is continuously added and updated on this page, we encourage you to check back regularly.
Sunday, October 13
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
WHS Opening Night
Special program on stage followed by a reception
- Handover of the annual International World Health Summit Presidency and introduction of the next WHS Regional Meeting in New Delhi in April 2025
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Monday, October 14
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
WS 11: Announcement The Lancet Regional Health – Europe and WHS Academic Alliance Series on digital solutions for migrant and refugee health
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
KEY 01:
- 30 Years of the ICPD Agenda - 30th anniversary of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
- Inauguration of the WomenX Collective Berlin Hub
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Monday, October 14 (continued)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
PD 09a: Launch of the GPMB Pandemic Risk Report
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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Signature Event – Presenting the WHO Investment Round
The Signature Event of this year's World Health Summit will feature the WHO Investment Round, a pivotal moment designed to mobilize resources, foster partnerships, and accelerate progress towards achieving global health equity.
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Tuesday, October 15
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
PD 15a: Launch of the Climate Overshoot Commission’s policy paper „Reducing the health risks of climate overshoot“
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4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
KEY 04:
- Launch of Lancet Report
- Global Health 2050: The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health 3.0
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Sunday, October 13
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Why Prioritizing Rare?
Host: Rare Diseases International
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Brazzaville Lounge
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Climate change and health in sub-Saharan Africa: Adaption in Kenya and Burkina Faso
Host: University of Bonn
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Cairo Lounge
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
100 Days Mission: Vision and Priorities for Diagnostic Pandemic Preparedness
Host: FIND
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Brazzaville Lounge
Monday, October 14
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Improving Health Systems & Health Outcomes through Data-driven Decision Making in COPD
Host: Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Cairo Lounge
Tuesday, October 15
All Day
New Ideas For Global Health on Posters
Young scientists from all over the world present their projects at 9:00 AM
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Rudolf Virchow
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Mobilizing Multisectoral Collaboration to End Pandemics
Host: Ginkgo Bioworks & Siga Technologies
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Cairo Lounge
Sunday, October 13
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Climate and Health: From Science to Social Innovation
Host: Bayer Foundation
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Manila Lounge
Registration link to follow
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Healthcare is an Investment - Fostering Inclusive Growth
Host: Bayer
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Manila Lounge
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Stepping up its Game: The Role of the Private Sector in Global Health Financing
Host: APCO
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Cairo Lounge
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4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The Critical Role of Point-of-care Diagnostics in Tackling AMR
Host: Abbott
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Cairo Lounge
Registration link to follow
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
WASH in health care facilities: tackling the AMR crisis with a One Health approach
Host: Malteser International, Water Aid
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Brazzaville Lounge
Registration link to follow
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Strategic roundtable on assistive technology
Host: ATScale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Manila Lounge
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Monday, October 14
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Educating the next generation of medics on climate and health
Host: Sustainable Markets Initiative Health Systems Task Force
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Manila Lounge
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Tuesday, October 15
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Building community trust in clinical trials and vaccine development
Host: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Manila Lounge
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Nourishing Futures: Integrating Maternal Nutrition into a Holistic Women's Health Agenda
Host: White Ribbon Alliance
Location: WHS Venue, Room: Brazzaville Lounge
Registration link to follow
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Women’s Health Innovations – progress and opportunities
Host: Tagesspiegel Verlag
Location: Tagesspiegel Publishing House, Askanischer Platz 3, 10963 Berlin
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Wednesday, October 16
UNITE Global Summit
Host: UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Berlin
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Sunday, October 13
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Why do children die?
Host: Gates Foundation, Hasso Plattner Foundation
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Youth Side Program - Youth x Professional
Host: German Medical Students' Association (bvmd)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Stronger together: improving research partnerships with LMIC
Host: German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
40 Years On! Working towards a sustainable HIV response with and for the Youth
Host: The African-led HIV Control Working Group (HCWG)
Monday, October 14
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Towards Ending TB: Accelerating TB vaccine development through financing and policy innovation
Host: IAVI
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Accelerating action on climate-health finance
Host: The Rockefeller Foundation
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Politization of Global Health
Host: Federal Ministry of Health of Germany (BMG)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Unlocking AI's Potential in Healthcare: A Public-Private Collaborative Journey
Host: Amazon Web Services
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Community-based response and preparedness to public health emergencies
Host: Robert Koch Institute
4:00 PM - 05:30 PM
The steady rise of NCDs in African countries calls for adapted development approaches
Host: Siemens Healthineers AG
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Young Leaders for Healthy Societies: Building Well-being, Resilience, and Trust
Host: Bertelsmann Foundation, WHO Youth Council
Public livestream
Monday, October 14 (continued)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Social Connection: A public health priority (Leaders Roundtable)
Host: World Health Organization (WHO)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Global Health Unit - the power of partnerships to improve access to chronic care in LMIC
Host: Sanofi
Tuesday, October 15
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Responsible AI for Global Health: Google's Commitment to Reliable Health Information
Host: Google / YouTube Health
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Value of adult immunization: sustainability of healthcare systems, boosting economic growth
Host: International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Placing Children at the Heart of the NCD Agenda: A Private Sector Response
Host: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Taking the Pulse of Women-Centric R&D investment: Slow, Steady or Accelerating?
Host: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Going forward from the UN High-level Meeting on AMR: Any adjustments in Germany's international engagement needed?
Host: Global Health Hub Germany
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Operationalising One Health for Pandemic Prevention
Host: FOUR PAWS International
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Advancing child health in disadvantaged urban communities - Finding innovative ways to implement best practices
Host: Novo Nordisk
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Skilled Workforce and Human Capital Development
Host: MERCK
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