The Health Diplomacy House
On the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly, we will convene the Health Diplomacy House on Thursday, 21 May 2026, in Geneva.
The Health Diplomacy House is an informal, co-creation space where organizations can host sessions, lead discussions, and work together on practical health policy issues. It is part of the “Predictable Uncertainty” series of events held by the Health Diplomacy Alliance throughout the year and brings together policymakers, diplomats, academia, civil society, philanthropic organizations, patient groups, and other partners engaged in global health.
The aim is to provide a setting that supports open exchange and practical collaboration, outside formal formats, while addressing complex and evolving health challenges.
The House will host a series of discussions, roundtables, and smaller exchanges throughout the day, as well as provide space for bilateral meetings and media interactions.
Health Diplomacy House sessions:
- Global Health Architecture and Governance: Reflection in an Era of Predictable Uncertainty
- Traditional Medicine at the Nexus of Climate, Biodiversity, and Land Restoration (Rio Conventions)
- What’s at Stake and What Comes Next for Global Health Reform
- Climate Change and Respiratory Health (Fireside Chat)
- Financing Health Through Diplomacy: Unlocking Debt-for-Health Swaps
- Plastics & Health: What we’re not talking about
- Closing the Gap: Governance and Financing for an Effective Global Response to Antibiotic Resistance
- Women at the Heart of Health Diplomacy. Heal, Lead, Seal.
- The International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Implications for Global Health Governance
- The Role of Journalism in Global Health Diplomacy
- Valuing Health in Climate Action: Making the Climate–Health Nexus Work for Decision Makers
- Roundtable on the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion
- Changing Paradigms of Global Health Governance and Health Security Architecture: Reflections from South and Southeast Asia
- Advancing a Common Care Framework for Ethical Health Worker Mobility
- CHECK THE BOX – AMR