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World Health Summit 2026 in Berlin
The WHO Director-General election process holds its first public candidate conversation at the 2026 World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin. The WHS 2026 takes place in Berlin with the theme “From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health,” drawing large multi-country participation and multiple sessions.
World Health Summit:
| Dimension | Key Details |
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| Nature | It is an international, multi-stakeholder global health forum. |
| Frequency and Venue | The event takes place annually in the German capital Berlin. |
| Organiser | It is organized by the WHS Foundation GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. |
| Founded | It is founded in 2009. |
| Participants | It brings together global health stakeholders from all sectors and regions to catalyze collaborative and innovative solutions for key global health priorities. |
| Key topics | Key topics include pandemic preparedness, global digital health integration, climate change impacts, and healthcare equity. |
| Other WHS formats | In addition to the conference in Berlin, the WHS features annual WHS Regional Meetings held in different parts of the world as well as activities throughout the year. |
| Distinct from | It is distinct from the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). |
| WHS 2026 participation and programme | It convenes more than 4,000 on-site participants from 130 countries and territories, generates over 50,000 livestream views, and features more than 400 speakers, including 20 ministers and state secretaries, across 76 sessions. |