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 · 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
23 Oct 2026
World Health Innovation Summit at work - Workplace wellbeing
World Health Innovation Summit at work - Workplace wellbeing needs to recognise the whole person: their pressures, responsibilities, culture and hopes. Today, WHIS at Work is pleased to launch its Inclusive Wellness partnership with Suhail Mirza, creator of the W.I.S.D.O.M. Programme™ and global speaker supporting healthcare, public and private sector workforces (from energy to technology and retail to professional services) across the UK and internationally. He is a former employment rights lawyer and has worked with investors in healthcare and staffing and author of the UK Healthcare Workforce and Recruitment Report for Laing Buisson. He is former City Editor of Recruitment International, hosts the acclaimed Voices of Care podcast and is a writer whose books include Many Mansions and Meet the CEO.
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22 Oct 2026
World Health Innovation Summit Venice 2027
World Health Innovation Summit Venice 2027 is set to be the world's leading health investment forum, convening sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, global policymakers, and clinical leaders at the historic Venice Lido and Sant'Apollonia Cloister. The landmark forum will focus on: Unlocking capital for bankable health assets Scaling digital health and AI transformation Addressing global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Advancing sustainable preventative healthcare models
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22 Oct 2026
Unlocking Wellness: Why Nature is the Ultimate Prescription
We are so grateful to Planet Forward and Ashleigh Carter for a fantastic and insightful discussion on the power of Nature and the incredible opportunities we have to support people’s health and wellbeing! In our latest conversation, our CEO Gareth Presch sat down with Ashleigh Carter to explore how connecting with the natural environment can transform community health and personal wellness.
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More films, summit replays, and the Health Innovators Show on the WHIS YouTube channel.
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