WHA79 Side event: The Social Participation Village - Where Every Voice Shapes Health Governance

WHA79 Side event: The Social Participation Village - Where Every Voice Shapes Health Governance

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

We're delighted to invite you to join us at #WHA79 for ‘The Social Participation Village: Where Every Voice Shapes Health Governance’, taking place on the side lines of the 79th World Health Assembly at the WHA79 Civil Society Networking Space in Geneva. 

Tuesday 19 May 2026 09:30 – 11:00am (CEST) Location: Auditorium de la Pastorale, 106 Route de Ferney, Geneva, Switzerland Or Online via Zoom

This interactive side event will bring together civil society, patient organisations, and global health stakeholders to:

  • Share progress on implementing the WHA resolution on social participation
  • Exchange insights from WHO & civil society reporting
  • Co-create a Social Participation Stakeholder Map

The event will be hosted in collaboration with CSEM for UHC2030 - The Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for Universal Health Coverage, Save the Children UK, Global Health Council, The George Institute for Global Health and SPHERE, the Social Participation for Health Engagement, Research, and Empowerment consortium. 

Join us and be part of shaping more inclusive health governance.

Register here