The Engine for Global Health Innovation
A springboard where ideas grow locally and scale globally. A platform that gives you the tools to manage your own health and wellbeing.
Recognition
Institutional trust, worldwide
World Health Innovation Summit leadership has advised global institutions and co-founded the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA), which the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care launched in 2021 shaping a prevention-first health policy across 20+ countries.
- 30+
- Countries with WHIS activity
- £36:£1
- Independent SROI of community reinvestment
- 20m+
- People engaged worldwide since 2015
- Peer-reviewed
- Oxford UP, Routledge, Emerald & BMJ
Where do you fit in?
WHIS works across sectors. Pick your starting point and we'll show you the most relevant programmes, events, and resources.
Health innovation for organisations
Bring WHIS programmes into your workforce, sector, or city. Strategic advisory, summits, and prevention-first health systems.
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Communities, families, and life stages
Join the WHIS Health & Wellbeing App pilot, find a chapter near you, and learn how social prescribing can change lives.
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Policy, investment, and innovation
Co-create with us — partnerships, sponsorship, ventures, and funding opportunities for health innovators worldwide.
Explore →How we deliver impact
Programmes, alliance, convening, and local chapters — how WHIS moves prevention from idea to practice.
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Programmes
WHISKids, WHISatWork, WHISSeniors, WHISGreen, Hiya, and WHISTech — plus the WHIS Health & Wellbeing App.
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Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA)
Advancing person-centred, community-based care worldwide through social prescribing.
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Events & Summits
Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) Summit, World Health Innovation Day, city summits, webinars, and the Innovators Show.
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Global chapters
Active in 30+ countries — UK, USA, Italy, India, Ireland, Argentina, Portugal and more.
Featured event
World Health Innovation Summit Venice 2027
The world's leading health investment forum — convening sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, global policymakers, and clinical leaders at the Venice Lido.
June 2027
World Health Innovation Summit Venice 2027
The world's leading health investment forum — convening sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, global policymakers, and clinical leaders at the Venice Lido.
Also coming up
- Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) Special Interest Group
13 November 2026 · Mental Health & Research · 1–2pm BST Details → - Global Social Prescribing Impact Awards
Nominate changemakers — winners announced at the 2027 Summit. Details → - Social Prescribing Day 2027
27 March 2027 · Worldwide — community-led Details → - Global Social Prescribing Summit 2027
9 July 2027 · Online Details →
Community moments
People, places, and the WHIS network
Summits, chapters, and partnerships worldwide — the faces behind the work.
“An international exchange of ideas, enthusiasm, best practice and shared values, right on our own doorstep.”
Latest news
7 Nov 2026
To Bleed or Not to Bleed: Exploring Women's Reproductive Health with Stealth
To Bleed or Not to Bleed: Exploring Women's Reproductive Health with Stealth Supported by World Health Innovation Summit - Cumbria Chapter Chair Dr Venetia Young
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7 Nov 2026
Empowering Youth Leadership on the Global Stage: Farida El Hefni Represents WHIS at the UN Youth Town Hall
Empowering Youth Leadership on the Global Stage: Farida El Hefni Represents WHIS at the UN Youth Town Hall Farida El Hefni to Represent WHIS at the Inaugural UN Youth Town Hall in Heidelberg The World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) is proud to announce that newly appointed Global Ambassador Farida El Hefni will represent WHIS at the first-ever United Nations Youth Townhall in Heidelberg, Germany. Bringing together over 1,000 participants—including young leaders, decision-makers, government representatives, civil society, and private sector innovators—the UN Youth Townhall serves as a landmark global platform for intergenerational dialogue and meaningful youth participation.
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7 Nov 2026
Health Matters Episode 5: Youth Leadership, AMR Awareness & The Road to Venice 2027 with Farida El Hefni
Health Matters Episode 5: Youth Leadership, AMR Awareness & The Road to Venice 2027 with Farida El Hefni In Episode 5, host Gareth Presch is joined by Farida El Hefni, WHIS Global Youth Ambassador, for an insightful breakdown of youth empowerment in health leadership, policy engagement, and upcoming global events: 🏛 UN Youth Town Hall in Heidelberg (December 2026): What to expect from the upcoming town hall, key themes, and how young advocates are shaping future policy frameworks. 💊 World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW 2026): Addressing the Antimicrobial Resistance crisis through community education, youth action, and preventative health stewardship. 🇮🇹 The Road to WHIS Venice 2027: Connecting local community action to global sustainable health infrastructure ahead of Venice 2027.
Watch
The launch of the Global Social Prescribing Alliance
In 2021 the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care joined WHIS and its partners to launch the Global Social Prescribing Alliance — a platform for prevention-first, person-centred healthcare worldwide.
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