The World Health Summit 2023 takes place from October 15–17 in Berlin, Germany and online. Expected are more than 300 speakers and 4,000 participants on–site from around 100 countries. The whole program with more than 50 sessions will also be available online.

Central topics at the World Health Summit 2023:

• Accelerating Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage
• G7/G20 Measures to Enhance Global Health Equity and Security
• Sustainable Health for People and Planet
• Learning from COVID–19 for Future Pandemic Preparedness and Response
• Harnessing the Power of Digital Technologies for Global Health
• Shaping Global Health Architecture and Financing

The World Health Summit strengthens collaboration and open dialogue guided by science, fosters global health as a key political issue and promotes the global health debate in the spirit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The World Health Summit stands for a science–driven and broad approach to global health development. The key issues are therefore interdisciplinary, science–based, and cross–sectoral. The World Health Summit promotes health as a human right, along with good governance, as political decisions affect human health.
The World Health Summit was founded in 2009 on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. It is traditionally held under the patronage of the German Chancellor, the French President, and the Director– General of the World Health Organization (WHO). President of the World Health Summit is Axel R. Pries, International President 2023 is Adnan Hyder, Senior Associate Dean for Research, Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, USA. The academic foundation of the World Health Summit is the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies, a unique network of leading academic health centers, universities, and research institutions from all over the world. The International Presidency of the World Health Summit rotates annually among the members.