World Health Summit set Oct 11-13 2026

The World Health Summit said on May 22 that its 2026 annual meeting will take place from October 11 to 13, 2026, in Berlin, as organizers used this week’s World Health Assembly in Geneva to preview next year’s agenda. The summit’s 2026 theme is “From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health,” according to the event’s official website. Organizers said the program will focus on how innovation can be turned into more equitable, continuous and future-ready health systems. (worldhealthsummit.org) The announcement came alongside a World Health Assembly side event held during the 79th assembly on May 22. (worldhealthsummit.org) The World Health Summit said that session brought together leaders and experts from across sectors to discuss how innovation can strengthen health systems and resilience. The summit’s website also ties the 2026 agenda to debates over sovereignty, partnership and equity in the use of artificial intelligence in health. ### When is the 2026 World Health Summit? The World Health Summit’s official events page says the 2026 annual summit will run from October 11 through October 13, 2026. The organization describes the annual Berlin meeting as its flagship event, held every October over three days. (worldhealthsummit.org) The World Health Summit says the annual gathering brings together participants from politics, science, the private sector and civil society. Its website describes the forum as an international platform for setting priorities in global health and well-being. (worldhealthsummit.org) ### What did organizers say they want to discuss in 2026? The 2026 leitmotif is “From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health,” according to the summit’s annual-event page. The organization says the meeting will examine how innovation can support more equitable and durable health systems over the long term. (worldhealthsummit.org) The World Health Summit’s homepage says a side event during the World Health Assembly focused on how innovation can strengthen health systems and resilience. Organizers also highlighted topics including sovereignty, partnership and AI equity in posts and official event material tied to the 2026 program. (worldhealthsummit.org) ### What happened at the World Health Assembly side event? The World Health Summit said its World Health Assembly side event on May 22 convened leaders and experts from across sectors. The event page and homepage describe the session as part of the summit’s broader 2026 framing around resilience and innovation in health systems. (worldhealthsummit.org) An April 13 World Health Dialogue using the same 2026 leitmotif focused on the geopolitical and geoeconomic context for global health, with attention to Europe and Germany, according to the summit’s dialogue page. That earlier event shows organizers have been building the 2026 theme across multiple meetings before the October summit. (worldhealthsummit.org) ### How does Nairobi fit into the 2026 calendar? The World Health Summit’s regional-meetings page says the annual Berlin summit is complemented each year by a regional meeting hosted in a different part of the world. For 2026, that regional meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from April 27 to 29 at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, according to the event page. (worldhealthsummit.org) The Nairobi meeting emphasized health sovereignty, financing, partnerships and African-led solutions, according to the summit’s Kenya event page and homepage. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said the Nairobi meeting was intended to help “move from dialogue to action” by mobilizing investment and strengthening partnerships. (worldhealthsummit.org) The next scheduled flagship event on the organization’s calendar is the World Health Summit in Berlin from October 11 to 13, 2026. The summit has also published participant information tied to those dates, including a kick-off reception on October 10 and accommodation windows running October 10 to 14 for selected fellowship recipients. (worldhealthsummit.org 1) (worldhealthsummit.org 2) (worldhealthsummit.org 3)