The Engine for Global Health Innovation
A springboard where ideas grow locally and scale globally.
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
Global Social Prescribing Summit 2027
Join the Global Social Prescribing Summit on 9 July 2027 — the world's largest social prescribing event, hosted by GSPA and powered by WHIS.
9 July 2027
Global Social Prescribing Summit 2027
Join the Global Social Prescribing Summit on 9 July 2027 — the world's largest social prescribing event, hosted by GSPA and powered by WHIS.
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 → - World Health Innovation Summit Venice 2027
June 2027 · MARE - Venice Lido & Sant'Apollonia Cloister, Venice, Italy 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
29 Oct 2026
WHISAtwork - Your workforce isn’t just your greatest asset
Your workforce isn’t just your greatest asset—their physical and mental wellbeing is the single biggest driver of your organisation’s resilience, performance, and bottom line. Yet the cost of leaving workforce health unaddressed is staggering: $1 Trillion: Annual cost to the global economy in lost productivity (WHO). 12 Billion: Working days lost globally each year to anxiety and depression alone (WHO/ILO). 52%: Of employees report feeling actively burned out under modern workplace pressures. Protecting Your Asset: Preventive Health That Drives ROI Through the WHIS at Work partnership with Suhail Mirza, we help organisations transition from reactive support to proactive health infrastructure: 50% Lower Turnover: High-wellbeing organisations retain critical talent, protecting institutional knowledge and cutting costly recruitment cycles. Measurable Financial Return: Delivering an average $4 to $6 return for every $1 invested in preventive health and wellbeing initiatives (Deloitte).
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28 Oct 2026
Examples of Social Prescribing through Volunteering Across the Globe
Examples of Social Prescribing through Volunteering Across the Globe The Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) is delighted to support our partners at the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) for an upcoming online Community of Practice session, organised as part of the Social Prescribing and Civic Engagement (SPACE) Project funded by the European Union through Erasmus+.
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26 Oct 2026
Pioneering Precision Health: WHIS Announces Strategic Partnership with FootSnap and 4D4ALL Lab
Pioneering Precision Health: WHIS Memberships Announces Strategic Partnership with FootSnap and 4D4ALL Lab The World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership under the WHIS Memberships framework alongside Vincent W. Piselé (FootSnap) and Sofia Scataglini (4D4ALL Lab). This collaboration aims to drive scalable health innovations, translate research into real-world application, and strengthen global networks for precision health.
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