Under the theme “From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health,” the WHS 2026 program addresses major challenges shaping global health today and brings together perspectives across sectors, disciplines, and regions.

Main program highlights include the WHS Opening Night, the WHS Signature Event, and five Keynote Sessions:

• Launch of the Findings from the Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health
• Resilience in Healthcare: Crises Worldwide Call for Resilient Health Care Systems
• Pandemic Preparedness at a Crossroads: Financing and Governing Global Health Security
• Governing the Global Health Architecture in a Multipolar World
• Transforming the Future: Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths
   

The WHS 2026 program will explore six Central Topics and look beyond them to the broader challenges shaping global health:

• Global Health Architecture
• Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
• Health Equity for Women, Children, and Youth
• Future-Ready Health Systems
• Conflict and Health; and
• Environmental Drivers of Health.