WHA 78 Side Events

The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) takes place from 19 to 24th May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. Alongside the official agenda, a series of dynamic side events will run from 19 to 24 May. Join us at our featured sessions: "Health Without Borders – Integrated Primary Healthcare for All" on 19 May and "Securing the Future of Global Health – United Front for Sustainable Financing" on 21 May, both held at the Civil Society Networking Space, Salle Nyon. See below the calendar of off-site WHA78 side events to help attendees explore and engage with key discussions on global health priorities throughout the week. Make sure to mark your calendars and be part of these vital conversations, and fill out the form below if your event is not there yet.

WHA78 Side Events Schedule

📅Monday, 19 May, 2025

🕙15:30 - 17:00

Health Without Borders – Integrated Primary Healthcare for All

Hosts :

IDA, Sightsavers, ASTMH, GHC, PATH, IDDC, YHO and Amref Health Africa

📍Civil Society Networking Space, Salle Nyon, 9–11 Rue de Varembé, 1211 Geneva 20

WHA 78 Side Events

WHA78 Side Events Schedule

Health Without Borders – Integrated Primary Healthcare for All

Securing the Future of Global Health – United Front for Sustainable Financing

Mobilizing action on AMR for better cancer care – collaboration with the NCD community is key

Beating cancer through hepatitis elimination – working together to reduce NCDs

Integrating Congenital Conditions into Maternal and Child Health Programs

The ECO Continuum: How ACAN is Driving Better Patient Outcomes

Unlocking the Value of ‘Women and Health’ - A paradigm shift for equity, innovation, and sustainable impact

Unlocking the Value of 'Women and Health'

Building Bridges: Interconnected Care Launch

Communities at the center: Powering a movement for universal health coverage in Kenya

Amplifying Youth Voices: Shaping Policies for Digital Health, Data Governance and Human Rights

Finding the 'Triple Win'

Operating for Equity: Strengthening Surgical Systems to Achieve UHC

Global health forum: Sustaining progress and innovating for impact

Advocacy in Action

The AMR Equation: Where Innovation Meets Urgency: Cross-Sectoral Collaboration for Preventing and Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance

Overlooked and underfunded: Turning the Tide on the Global Stroke Crisis

The collaborative role of the global patient organisation community in advancing social participation for universal health coverage

Protecting progress: Integration for infectious disease elimination in a shifting geopolitical landscape

Strengthening the Global Healthcare Ecosystem: Addressing the Health Worker Shortage

Global Health Diplomacy Forum: Innovative Strategies to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) & Youth Empowerment in Global Health

Airways Ahead: Breathing New Life into Lung Health

Progress toward parity: Championing Mental Health within the Global NCD Debate

GSF Side-Event (Global Surgery Foundation Reception)

Rising challenges, diminishing resources: Investing in the health workforce to deliver UHC

Rising Challenges, Diminishing Resources: Investing in the Health Workforce to Deliver UHC

Countdown to the UNHLM on NCDS: From Bangkok to New York

Building resilience: Local and regional approaches to pandemic preparedness and health security

Rx for change: Solutions for sustainable, equitable, and innovative health financing for NCDs

GHF2025

The Pandemic Agreement and beyond: International solidarity in a multipolar Era

Outsmarting Outbreaks: Innovation, Integration & Investment

Advancing Global Health Equity through Nutrition

Bridging the gap: Global collaboration for group A streptococcus vaccines

Health Financing: What now? What next? Insights from malaria, dengue & Neglected Tropical Diseases

Investing in Health Financing: Building Resilient & Sustainable Healthcare

Driving Strategic Changes in Health Financing Through the Lusaka Agenda

Mobilizing Domestic Resources for Universal Health Coverage: Strategies for Sustainable Progress

From Resolution to Action: Acting Early on Lung Cancer

From Data to Action: How Standards & Metrics Drive Patient Safety

Delivering Pandemic Reforms in Times of Global Uncertainty

Transforming Women’s Health: Lessons from the Global South

China's Medical Technology Innovation and its Implication for Global Health

Leptospirosis in the One Health framework: A global health challenge

The Path Ahead: Strengthening Universal Health Coverage in a Transforming World

Malnutrition, the road to 2030: building on success, facing what's next

Reshaping Universal Health Coverage - The Path Ahead: Strengthening Universal Health Coverage in a Transforming World

Building a healthier society fit for the future – annual launch of the Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index 2025 alongside the 78th World Health Assembly

Pandemic Treaty Negotiations: What Civil Society Expects

Advancing NCD Care in Humanitarian Settings Ahead of UNHLM 2025

Integrating rehabilitation into NCD care: a critical step towards UHC

Strengthening health data governance regulation in the age of AI: The risk of inaction

Bridging Neurology and NCDs: OneNeurology

Skin Diseases as a Global Health Priority

Navigating the global health landscape: Routes to prioritizing sustainable and equitable access to care

2 Year Country Progress on Implementing 76.19, Reducing Microdeficiencies Though Large Scale Food Fortification

Launch of the Lancet Health Policy article on Global Surgery 2025-2035

Global Coalition for Oral Health: mobilizing for equity, leadership, and action towards the 4th UNHLM on NCDs and beyond

Strengthening the Global Ecosystem for Paediatric Medicines: Leadership, collaboration & impact

125 Years of Fiocruz: Advancing equity through scientific leadership

Turning The Tide: Leveraging Ai And Innovative Finance For Healthcare Resilience

Biosecurity: A priority in the era of pandemics and AI

Pharmaceutical transparency: From resolution to reality

The Power of Partnerships: Expanding the Private Sector's Role in Health

The Power of Partnerships: Is there a Wider Private Sector Role in Achieving the Global Health Agenda

Temperatures rising: Preparing and protecting for extreme heat

Innovative Health Financing for Sustainable Cancer Care - The Money. The Metrics. The Models. What’s changing - and why it matters

Kidney Health Matters: A Policy Imperative for Economic Resilience

Future-proofing healthcare: Innovations to support people and planet

Community Health Impact Coalition WHA78 Side Event: Transforming Healthcare. Integrating professional CHWs into healthcare systems in one term

Scaling Impact: Climate & Health Solutions That Drive Change

Fourth Meeting of the Global Coalition of Deans of Schools of Public Health

Oral Health & NCDs: Inclusive Health Care Strategies

Oral Health & NCDs: Inclusive Health Care Strategies

Unlocking Access to Insulin: Advancing Partnerships

Protecting people and planet: Supporting implementation of the future plastics treaty

The Fallout and the Future: Global Health in a Time of U.S. Uncertainty

Changing the Story: Collaboration & Solutions for Migrant Health