World Health Summit: Open-to-Public Side Events 2025

12. September 2025 I  Events  I by : Lisa Biskup
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Get ready for the upcoming World Health Summit in Berlin from 12 to 14 October 2025. To help Global Health Hub Germany members make the most out of the event, we have compiled a selection of the most relevant side events. 

The World Health Summit's theme for this year: "Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World."

The World Health Summit will bring together leading voices from science, politics, the private sector and civil society from around the globe. During the three-day event, which comprises over 70 sessions, global health experts will discuss innovative solutions to today's most pressing health challenges.

This year, the World Health Summit 2025 takes place at a new venue in Berlin: InterContinental Berlin, Budapester Strasse 2, 10787 Berlin

Free Online Participation             On-Site Registration

The most relevant open-to-public side events

Various global health initiatives and institutions have taken the opportunity to organise sessions with global health experts to complement the official WHS programme. As a service to our members, we have compiled an overview of interesting global health events taking place in and around Berlin before and after the WHS. 

Wednesday 8 October 2025, 8:30 am – 07:00 pm (CEST) at CCO Auditorium on Charité Campus Mitte, Virchowweg 6, 10117 Berlin 
Charité Center for Global Health Community Day 2025 
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Friday 10 October 2025, 09:15 am – 04:30 pm (CEST) at KPMG, Heidestraße 58, 10557 Berlin 
8th German – East European Health Forum: Strong Health System for welfare and economic growth 
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Friday 10 October 2025, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm (CEST) at ESTM Berlin, Schlossplatz 1, 10178 Berlin 
Virchow Prize Lecture 2025 
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Saturday 11 October, 12:30 pm – Sunday 12 October 01:00 pm (CEST) at Akkon University of Applied Sciences, Colditzstr. 34-36, 12099 Berlin, Germany & virtual 
7th International Young Researchers’ Symposium on Global Health
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Monday 13 October 2025, 07:30 am – 9:45 am (CEST) at TBA, Berlin 
Comprehensive obesity care: connecting the dots across fragmented health systems 
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Monday 13 October 2025, 04:00 pm – 06:00 pm (CEST) at Design Offices Berlin Am Zoo, Budapester Straße 35, 10787 Berlin 
Workshop on „The State of Play: Negotiations on the Pathogen Access Benefits Sharing System“ 
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Monday 13 October 2025, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm (CEST) / Tuesday 14 October 2025, 11:00 am (CEST) at WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, Prinzessinnenstraße 17–18, 10969 Berlin, Germany & virtual 
NextGen Intelligence: EIOS v.2 launch and Pandemic Simulator showcase
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Tuesday 14 October 2025, 10:00 am - 02:00 pm (CEST) at Simon-Bolivar-Saal, State Library Berlin, Potsdamer Str. 33, 12205 Berlin 
Panel Discussion “Defending the Right to Health“
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Tuesday 14 October, 06:00 pm (CEST) at Auditorium Friedrichstraße, Friedrichstraße 180, 10117 Berlin 
Else Kröner Fresenius Preis für Medizinische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit 2025 - Mobile Kliniken 
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Wednesday 15 October 2025, 09:00 am – 06:00 pm (CEST) at Scharnhorststraße 3, 10115 Berlin 
1st German – Asian Health Forum: Bridging Germany and Asia for Better Health
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Wednesday 15 October 2025, 4:00 pm (CEST) at Lecture Hall 22, Campus Charité Mitte or online
BEMC Talk on “Harnessing the Power of Population-Based Data for Global Health Research"
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Did we miss any significant global health events happening in the days surrounding WHS? If we did, please let us know (info@globalhealthhub.de)!

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