About WHA Guide
WHA Guide is a crowdsourced calendar dedicating to sharing the many official and unofficial side events taking place during the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. WHA Guide is designed for anyone with an interest in global health and made to support meaningful engagement and connection over the course of the World Health Assembly. We hope WHA Guide can help you navigate a busy week, whether you’re tuning in from Generva or abroad, and help you join a global network of thinkers and leaders working to shape the future of health.
What is the World Health Assembly?
From 18-23 May 2026, health leaders will gather at the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland. This major event brings together key stakeholders to discuss and set goals for the world’s pressing health issues, including universal health coverage, pandemic preparedness, climate change, and much more.
For more information and documentation, please visit the official WHA website: https://www.who.int/about/governance/world-health-assembly
Who’s behind WHA Guide?
WHA Guide is powered by Global Health Strategies. We are a consultancy that uses advocacy, communications and policy analysis to advance issues and power campaigns that improve health and wellbeing around the world. We have offices around the world and support the work of philanthropies, industry, multinational organizations, NGOs and governments, among others. Our work spans some of the world’s most dynamic regions to enable policy innovations, mobilize resources and build political will, engaging global and local audiences to drive change. At the heart of our work is the vision of a world where everyone, no matter where they live, has the chance to live a healthy life.
Since 2016, we have also produced UNGA Guide, a resource for navigating the hundreds of events happening in New York during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
You can get in touch with us at wha@globalhealthstrategies.com.
Please note that this guide is crowdsourced and GHS cannot secure invitations to events, provide additional contact information or guarantee that information is up-to-date or exhaustive. Please contact event hosts with questions and to confirm final event details.