WHS 2025
Media Coverage
Bringing together leaders and changemakers, the World Health Summit serves as the leading platform for global health, catalyzing cross-sector dialogue and collaboration. Explore a selection of articles, interviews and features highlighting discussions, outcomes and perspectives from #WHS2025 and beyond.
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The Guardian, Oct. 17
Keir Starmer pressed not to slash UK contribution to global aid fund
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Health Policy Watch, Oct. 17
With Future of UNAIDS in Question, Top Official Says ‘Very Difficult’ to Envision 2026 Shutdown
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Health Policy Watch, Oct. 16
Global Health Leaders Urge Fewer Agencies Amid Funding Crisis
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Nature, Oct. 16
Global health is in crisis — who will step in to fix it?
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The Indian Express, Oct. 16
World Health Summit | 45 million deaths go unrecorded globally every year, new campaign urges investment in vital statistics systems
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Euro News, Oct. 16
Doctors are facing a burnout crisis. Will AI help or hurt?
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Xinhua Net, Oct. 16
UNAIDS chief calls for continued global solidarity to end AIDS
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Geneva Health Files, Oct. 16
The Annual Berlin Missive: World Health Summit 2025
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Folha de S.Paulo, oct. 15
Falta de dados sobre mortes limita politicas publicas de saude dizem especialistas
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Health Policy Watch, Oct.15
Where is the Accountability for the Producers of Health Misinformation?
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Devex, Oct. 15
Special edition: The World Health Summit focuses on opportunity amid a funding crisis
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The Indian Express, Oct. 15
Kriti Sanon calls for bold investments in women’s health at World Health Summit
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The Indian Express, Oct. 15
‘In India, real opportunity lies in enhancing cancer screening to detect cases early and ensure timely treatment,’ says Mary-Ann Etiebet of Vital Strategies
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Health Policy Watch, Oct. 15
‘Breaking Down Silos’: Global Health Matters Podcast Marks Five Years of Cross-Cutting Conversations
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Dhaka Tribune, Oct. 15
World Health Summit 2025 concludes with calls for peace, equity, and investment in women’s health
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Daily Nation, Oct. 15
Report reveals rise in youth deaths across Africa driven by poverty, mental health gaps and surging NCDs
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Health Policy Watch, Oct. 15
World Can Halve Premature Deaths by 2050, Lancet Commission Reports
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Euractiv, Oct. 15
FIRST AID: Várhelyi talks nicotine as his seat smoulders
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The Indian Express, Oct. 14
Need to reduce reliance on external aid globally: Nina Warken, Federal Minister for Health, Germany
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Der Standard, Oct. 14
Sorgen und Stress haben weltweit zugenommen
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Dhaka Tribune, Oct. 14
Germany pledges €1bn as World Health Summit 2025 opens in Berlin
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Nation Press, Oct. 14
Should countries invest more in primary health care to combat future pandemics?
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Bild, Oct. 14
„Wir sterben heute nicht an Unwissenheit, sondern an Bequemlichkeit“
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Aljezeera, Oct. 13
Germany allocates €1 billion to support global efforts to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
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Tagesspiegel, Oct. 13
Weltweiter Kampf gegen Infektionskrankheiten: Gesundheitsministerin Warken fordert Stärkung der WHO
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Business Day, Oct. 13
Germany calls for health to remain on G20 agenda
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The Whistler, Oct.13
WHO Chief, Germany’s Health Minister Rally Against Non-Communicable Diseases
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Der Spiegel, Oct. 13
Menschen haben weltweit mehr Sorgen und Stress
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Oct. 13
Menschen weltweit werden von Unzufriedenheit geplagt
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Devex, Oct. 13
Germany commits €1B to Global Fund as aid cuts shape World Health Summit
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Apotheke Adhoc, Oct. 13
1 Milliarde Euro gegen Aids, Tuberkulose und Malaria
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Weekenders Magazine, Oct. 13
Lives in Focus : How Innovation in Cancer Registries Is Transforming National Cancer Control and Patient Outcomes
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Pharmazeutische Zeitung, Oct. 13
Warken tauscht sich über »Critical Medicines Act« aus
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Fokus Afrika, Oct. 13
World Health Summit in Berlin: Deutschlands Milliardenzusage und Afrikas neue Präventionsstrategie
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The Indian Express, Oct. 12
Investments in strong primary care networks important to prevent non-communicable diseases
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The Guardian, Oct. 12
High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns
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Politico, Oct. 12
Death rates are rising in young adults in Eastern Europe
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Süddeutsche Zeitung, Oct. 12
Deutschland gibt eine Milliarde gegen Seuchen
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Tagesschau, Oct. 12
Eine Milliarde Euro gegen Infektionskrankheiten
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ZDF Heute, Oct. 12
Radovan sagt Milliarde gegen Infektionskrankheiten zu
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Tagesspiegel, Oct. 12
Bill Gates und Bono loben „Führungsstärke“: Deutschland sagt eine Milliarde Euro für Aids-Bekämpfung zu
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Sound of Africa, Oct. 12
World leaders convene at World Health Summit to address global health challenges
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Diplomatic Courier, Oct. 11
World Health Summit 2025 seeks to turn crisis into collaboration
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Die Welt, Oct 11
Die Botschaft ist klar: Wir werden die Wissenschaft unterstützen
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Devex, Oct. 09
Who decides UNAIDS’ future — the board or the boss?
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Tagesschau, Oct. 14
Wie die US-Kürzungen Gesundheitssysteme gefährden
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Sverige Radio, Oct. 14
Vår reporter Sara Heyman bevakar ”World Health Summit”
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Nigerian Television Authority, Oct. 13
International News @7pm | 13 October 2025 | NTA
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Global Health Matters, Oct. 12
LIVE Podcast: Bridging the Knowledge Divide
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rbb24 Inforadio, Oct. 10
World Health Summit: Globale Gesundheitspolitik in der Krise?
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Social Media
Y+ Global
What an impactful and inspiring week at #WHS2025!
Young people took centre stage to demand inclusive, equitable, and youth-led health solutions. From Berlin, Y+ Global amplified the call to put communities at the heart of global health responses. #NotStopppingNow
The Pandemic Fund
“Never again.” After facing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, Hashtag#SierraLeone committed to building stronger, faster, and more coordinated systems for outbreak preparedness. At the World Health Summit high-level event hosted by the The Pandemic Fund, Min. of Health, Austin Demby shares how the investment from the Pandemic Fund is helping Sierra Leone.
UNFPA India
Tune into Kriti Sanon's speech at the World Health Summit 2025 in Berlin as UNFPA India's Honorary Ambassador for Gender Equality.
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung
Wrapping up an inspiring few days at the World Health Summit 2025 with a big thank you to our DSW team
David Reddy, Director-General, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
“Never again.” After facing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, Hashtag#SierraLeone committed to building stronger, faster, and more coordinated systems for outbreak preparedness. At the World Health Summit high-level event hosted by the The Pandemic Fund, Min. of Health, Austin Demby shares how the investment from the Pandemic Fund is helping Sierra Leone.
Global Peace Index
Peace, health and emotional wellbeing rise and fall together, according to @Gallup’s inaugural State of the World’s Emotional Health report, released in partnership with the @WorldHealthSmt
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UNFPA Executive Director
Imagine a world where women and girls are healthier, and where our societies are more prosperous, inclusive, and resilient. When we invest in women’s health, we invest in global wealth. My remarks at the #WHS2025 plenary session
Saúde PT
“A cooperação europeia no âmbito da saúde não é apenas um desiderato. É essencial” afirmou Ana Paula Martins na Cimeira Mundial da Saúde @WorldHealthSmt, realizada nos dias 12, 13 e 14 de outubro em Berlim, na Alemanha.
Y+ Global
At #WHS2025, Y+ Global’s Priscilla Ama Addo joined Reem Alabali Radovan, Peter Sands & Bernd Montag on opening night as Germany pledged €1B to the @GlobalFund
Coalition for Global Health Innovation (CGHI)
Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management and Commissioner for Equality, European Commission
EU-Kommissarin @hadjalahbib, zuständig für Krisenvorsorge, humanitäre Hilfe und Gleichstellung, war gestern in Berlin – unter anderem im @who Hub zur Vorstellung des neuen Pandemie-Simulators und beim @worldhealthsummit.
Y+ Global
This is what we do best. This is why representation matters. This is young people taking ownership of the space. At the World Health Summit 2025 opening night, Priscilla Ama Addo, Junior Project Officer at Y+ Global, joined Reem Alabali Radovan, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Peter Sands, Executive Director of The Global Fund, and Bernd Montag, CEO of Siemens Healthineers.
John-Arne Røttingen, CEO at Wellcome Trust
I’m here at the World Health Summit in Berlin this week. Very much looking forward to the conversations I’ll be having on the changes needed to improve global health for everyone. If you’re attending the World Health Summit, what discussions are you interested in? #WHS2025
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General at World Health Organization (WHO)
#WHS2025: Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World
Dr. Saia Ma'u Piukala, Regional Director at WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Ministries of Health globally - including in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region - are facing greater budgetary constraints than ever. Against this backdrop, I participated in a key panel discussion at the World Health Summit in Berlin: Transforming the Global Health Architecture - Rethinking Governance and Financing Models.
Adrian Lovett, Executive Director at The ONE Campaign
Pretty remarkable moment just happened tonight at the World Health Summit in Berlin. Germany's development minister Reem Alabali Radovan announced a 3-year commitment of one billion euros to The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria.