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Denmark is close to wiping out leading cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out 

We want to spotlight measurable progress toward better #HealthForAll

With our new series, Good Health News, we’ll regularly share evidence-based examples of what’s working in global health

2025 – A roller-coaster year for global health

In her latest commentary, Ilona Kickbusch looks back at a year of contradictory developments in global health: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/news/a-roller-coaster-year-for-global-health-commentary-by-council-chair-ilona-kickbusch

#GlobalHealth

At the latest WHS global health dialogue, co-hosted with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of HERA at the European Commission, highlighted how stronger partnerships with academia and industry are transforming pandemic preparedness.

#PandemicPreparedness

COP30 in Belém delivered steps but not the strides needed to keep global warming in check to protect health worldwide

Read our CEO Carsten Schicker’s full commentary: https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/news/cop30-in-belem-analysis-by-whs-ceo-carsten-schicker-on-what-it-means-for-global-health

Who do people trust when it comes to health? Joy Phumaphi (ALMA) says it starts with community voices 🎧 Watch her insight from #WHS2025 ( @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social)   on the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast with @garryaslanyan.bsky.social  👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56

Experts Outline How To Strengthen Trusted Health Knowledge Worldwide - Health Policy Watch Global health knowledge is expanding faster than ever, but so are confusion and inequity over who can access trustworthy information and use it to improve

A special LIVE episode of Global Health Matters!

🎙️Recorded in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social!

Dr. @garryaslanyan.bsky.social speaks with Joy Phumaphi & Monica Bharel about bridging the global health knowledge divide.

@ghm-podcast.bsky.social
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In his contribution to the Global Governance Project, our President Axel R. Pries highlights why the #G20 has the power to influence the future of global health. 

https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=061d8748-681b-472a-875b-5b9e040e69c3&pnum=119

Around the world, urban leaders are rethinking how to prevent disease, reduce pollution, and close health gaps. 

🔗 Find out more and read the full report: https://www.interacademies.org/publication/report-international-urban-health-summit 

#WHSAcademicAlliance

Monica Bharel (Google Health) on why equitable access to data &technology is essential for health equity for the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast.
🎙️ Recorded live in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social  at #WHS2025 👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56

Joy Phumaphi (African Leaders Malaria Alliance) shares why truth and trust save lives on the latest ep. of the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast with @garryaslanyan.bsky.social! 🎙️ Recorded in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social. Check it out! 👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56

🌡️ As COP30 continues in Brazil, the world is watching for decisive action.

In the #WHS2025 session “Climate in Crisis, Health at Risk”, our panelists shared one final message — calling for hope, collective action, and systemic transformation.

🎥 https://youtu.be/_89Z3dDwSbw

💬 “This year’s G20 summit still offers an opening: an opportunity to build new bridges to overcome contradictions and find new consensus.” - Axel R. Pries, WHS President 

👉 https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=061d8748-681b-472a-875b-5b9e040e69c3&pnum=119

🌡️🌍 At #WHS2025, Ethel Maciel, Special Envoy for #COP30 (Brazil), highlighted how the Belém Health Action Plan strengthens the health sector’s adaptation and resilience to climate change.

👉 Watch the full discussion on here: https://www.youtube.com/live/_89Z3dDwSbw?si=TTzo4608APt6teMe

A special LIVE recorded episode of #GlobalHealthMatters 🎙️
Recorded in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social!
@garryaslanyan.bsky.social speaks with Joy Phumaphi (ALMA) and Monica Bharel (Google Health) about bridging the global health knowledge divide.
👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56

💡 Reflecting on her key takeaway from #WHS2025, Jonta Kamara, Y-ACT (Youth in Action), shared how the #WHS2025 reinforced the importance of cross-sector collaboration in public and global health.

#GlobalHealth #HealthForAll #YouthVoices

The #WHS2025 stipend recipients made their mark in Berlin 🌟

The young professionals brought valuable perspectives to the World Health Summit 2025. Their passion and commitment demonstrate how individual voices can unite to influence the future of global health.

🌍 As our world is fragmenting, health remains a force that can bring people together. 
 
The #WHS2025 told this story – the opportunity to move from fragmentation to renewal, from brokenness to connection.

#GlobalHealth #HealthForAll

Reflecting on her takeaways from #WHS2025, Jelena Branković, Vice President of the Coalition for Global Health Innovation, highlights the importance of collaboration and youth engagement in shaping global health. 

#GlobalHealth #HealthForAll #YouthVoices

🇩🇪 Germany’s €1 billion pledge to the Global Fund
📈 Presentation of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
💉 Germany’s €100 million contribution to CEPI
📑 Launch of the Gallup State of the World’s Emotional Health 2025
🌐 Release of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) 2025 Report
#WHS2025

Where Is The Accountability For The Producers Of Health Misinformation? - Health Policy Watch Where is the accountability for those who produce health misinformation that harms the health of children, asked Benjamin Schreiber, a senior adviser to the

❓ Who is accountable when misinformation harms children’s health

At #WHS2025, world health leaders warned falsehoods are undermining vaccines & leaving kids unprotected.

⌛It’s time to hold producers of health misinformation responsible.

✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@worldhealthsummit.bsky.social

Health progress in a post-COVID-19 world The COVID-19 pandemic upended global mortality and morbidity. COVID-19 was ranked as the number one age-standardised cause of death globally in 2021 but by 2023 had dropped to the 20th cause of death ...

“These papers lay out for the first time a comprehensive description of health in the post-pandemic world.”

📄 A Lancet Editorial provides an overview of 3 new articles, presented at the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yke8vh56 #WHS2025 #GDBStudy @ihmeuw.bsky.social

🤝 Strengthened partnerships
☕️ Constant coffee
📊 Renewed commitment to data-driven action

The @@worldhealthsummit.bsky.social was a moment of collaboration and renewed purpose for our team. Watch the video to hear their reflections!
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth

New #WHSAcademicAlliance Correspondence published in Nature today  

1️⃣ Define, respect, & safeguard academic freedom
2️⃣ Strengthen international collaboration & multilateral institutions
3️⃣ Combat misinformation & rebuild trust in science

Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-04026-6

🎤 “I’m a representation of the communities that are not able to come.”

- Arissa Jemaina Ikram, founder of Doctors on Ground in Malaysia, reflected on what it meant to be a World Health Summit 2025 stipend recipient.  

 #WHS2025 #YouthLeadership

That’s a wrap on #WHS2025

#WHS205 brought together leaders & changemakers from politics, science, the private sector, & civil society to catalyze collaborative solutions for key global health priorities.

🙌 4,000+ participants on-site and 40,000+ online
🎙️ 400+ speakers
🌎 144 countries represented

🙏 What an incredible #WHS2025

Axel Pries, President of the World Health Summit, sends a big thank you to everyone who made it so inspiring and impactful.

✨ See you at #WHS2026 – October 11–13, 2026

"The whole world should be united, and protect healthcare workers and facilities, in order to help this peace to survive"

- Edem Adamanov, Deputy Health Minister Ukraine

“Women’s health is not a side issue. It is the cornerstone of humanity’s progress, prosperity, and future.” – Kriti Sanon, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India Honorary Ambassador for Gender Equality, Actor, Producer & Entrepreneur

"For far too long, the default model for medicines and healthcare techniques has been the average male body, which often doesn't work for women" 
 
– Kriti Sanon, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India Honorary Ambassador for Gender Equality, Actor, Producer & Entrepreneur

"Health is a major tool for peace, investing in health is investing in peace." – Austin Demby, Minister of Health, Sierra Leone

👉 Missed the session? Watch the full session recording here: 
https://f.mtr.cool/dyrdjmdyvf