The Most Important International Global Health Events 2026
With major transformations taking place in the global health landscape, 2026 is set to be a pivotal year. As a service to our members, we have compiled an overview of the most important global health events this year.
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Global Health Events in Q1 2026
14 January 2026
First Regular Session of the Executive Board of WFP (Part I)
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14 - 16 January 2026
18th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA)
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15 January 2026
GARDP Webinar - Update on ‘5 BY 25’: Progress, challenges and next steps in our efforts to counter AMR
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19 - 23 January 2026
World Economic Forum
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27 January 2026
Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
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28 - 30 January 2026
43rd Programme, Budget and Administration Committee (PBAC) Meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)
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30 January 2026
World NTD Day
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30 January 2026
World Leprosy Day
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02 - 07 February 2026
158th session of WHO's Executive Board
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09 - 14 February 2026
5th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement
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10 - 13 February 2026
UNICEF Executive Board First Regular Session 2026
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11 - 13 February 2026
54th Global Fund Board meeting
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12 - 13 February 2026
9th Global Public Health Conference (GLOBEHEAL 2026)
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13 - 15 February 2026
The 62nd Munich Security Conference
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24 - 27 February 2026
First Regular Session of the Executive Board of WFP (Part II)
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04 March 2026
HPV Awareness Day
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04 - 06 March 2026
The 2nd Primary Health Care Congress
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23 - 26 March 2026
The International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC)
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23 - 28 March 2026
6th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement
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24 March 2026
World TB Day
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Global Health Events in Q2 2026
30 March - 02 April 2026
World Vaccine Congress Washington 2026
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06 - 10 April 2026
Global Public Health Week (GPHW)
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07 April 2026
World Health Day
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07 April 2026
One Health Summit
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13 - 18 April 2026
World Bank Group / IMF Spring meetings
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14 April 2026
World Chagas Day
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14 - 15 April 2026
8th Meeting of the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response of the World Health Organization (WHO)
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24 - 30 April 2026
World Immunization Week
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25 April 2026
World Malaria Day
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27 - 29 April 2026
World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2026: Reimagining Africa’s Health Systems
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11 - 12 May 2026
Africa Forward Summit
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18 - 23 May 2026
79th World Health Assembly (WHA)
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tba May 2026
159th Executive Board Session of the World Health Organization (WHO)
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19 - 21 May 2026
IARC@60 International Scientific Conference
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31 May 2026
World No Tobacco Day
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03 - 05 June 2026
One H Congress
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05 June 2026
Joint Executive Board Meeting of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP
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09 - 12 June 2026
Global Health Security Conference
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14 - 16 June 2026
G7 Leaders Summit
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16 - 19 June 2026
Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNICEF (tbc)
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22 - 26 June 2026
Annual Session of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme (WFP)
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29 - 30 June 2026
Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026
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29 - 30 June 2026
5th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance
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30 June - 02 July 2026
58th Meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB)
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Global Health Events in Q3 2026
07 - 08 July 2026
Global Health Talk 2026
07 - 09 July 2026
55th Global Fund Board meeting
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26 - 31 July 2026
26th International AIDS Conference
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28 July 2026
World Hepatitis Day
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tbc July 2026
7th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement
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05 - 07 August 2026
12th International Conference on Public Health (ICOPH) 2026
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24 August 2026
Africa Health Collaborative (AHC) Afya Fest
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24 - 28 August 2026
76th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa
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31 August - 04 September 2026
Global Conscious Food Systems Summit
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01 - 04 September 2026
2nd Regular Session of the Executive Board of UNICEF
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04 - 07 September 2026
9th World One Health Congress
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07 - 10 September 2026
79th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for South-East Asia
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08 - 22 September 2026
81st General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA)
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17 September 2026
World Patient Safety Day
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28 September 2026
World Rabies Day
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28 September - 02 October 2026
78th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas
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tbc September 2026
UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR)
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tbc September 2026
8th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement
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Global Health Events in Q4 2026
10 October 2026
World Mental Health Day
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11 - 13 October 2026
World Health Summit (WHS)
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12 - 18 October 2026
Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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13 - 15 October 2026
73rd Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
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19 - 21 October 2026
World Vaccine Congress Europe 2026
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19 - 23 October 2026
77th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Western Pacific
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24 October 2026
World Polio Day
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27 - 29 October 2026
76th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe
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03 November 2026
One Health Day
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09 - 20 November 2026
31st Conference of the Parties (COP31)
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11 - 12 November 2026
Paris Peace Forum
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14 November 2026
World Diabetes Day
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16 - 20 November 2026
2nd Regular Session of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme (WFP)
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17 - 19 November 2026
56th Global Fund Board Meeting
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18 - 24 November 2026
World AMR Awareness Week
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01 December 2026
World Aids Day
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02 - 04 December 2026
2026 United Nations Water Conference
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08 - 10 December 2026
59th Meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board
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12 December 2026
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day
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14 - 15 December 2026
G20 Leaders' Summit
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27 December 2025
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
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This overview will be updated on a regular basis.
