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A Blueprint for Fixing the Broken Impact Economy

Last week, I shared a raw reflection on the realities of being a social entrepreneur. The response was overwhelming. I wrote that piece to shine a light on the truth; today, I am writing to move the conversation from…

Welcoming Dr Amy Cummings MD to WHIS as Global Ambassador

Welcoming Dr. Amy Cummings, MD, to WHIS as Global Ambassador

Family Offices are Targeting the Future of Health Equity

The Convergence of Patient Capital: Why Global Family Offices are Targeting the Future of Health Equity

How Cities Can Address Health Challenges While Delivering ROI

In the global race for economic prestige, cities regularly compete to host mega tech conferences. The narrative is alluring: bring tens of thousands of founders, investors, and media to your city for a week, fill hote…

Years of Broken Promises, and the Truth About the Impact Sector

The High Price of Impact: Years of Broken Promises, and the Truth About the Impact Sector

Why Prevention is the Ultimate Economic Play

Health = Wealth: Why Prevention is the Ultimate Economic Play

Welcoming Jutsna Khan as our new GSPA Global Ambassador

Welcoming Jutsna Khan as our New Global Ambassador

Echoes of Tainan Redefining Healthy Ageing Through Living History

Today, I had the privilege of sitting down with the incredible team behind Herita Grow (2026 YOUNG FLY TEAM) to discuss an inspiring project bridging the gap between cultural preservation and active ageing: "Echoes of…

Health Investment Insights Gareth Presch

G20 Position Paper: Upstream Prevention & Wellbeing Finance

Unlocking the Future of Wellbeing

Unlocking the Future of Wellbeing: Insights from the Global Social Prescribing Alliance

How a Global Alliance Is Rethinking Healthcare From the Ground Up

What Matters to You? How a Global Alliance Is Rethinking Healthcare From the Ground Up

Social Prescribing AI Digital Health Implementation

World Health Innovation Summit, UnitedShare, and Scalar10 Launch Sovereign AI Program to Transform Regional Social Prescribing Delivery

Winners of the 2025 Global Social Prescribing Impact Awards

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Global Social Prescribing Impact Awards!

Time for the G20 to Reframe Global Health as an Economic Asset

Beyond "Sick-Care": Why It’s Time for the G20 to Reframe Global Health as an Economic Asset

2026 Global Social Prescribing Impact Awards

Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA)

State of Social Prescribing Globally Report 2026

By the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA)

GSPA announces Dr. Patricia Welch Saleeby as New Chair

Global Social Prescribing Alliance Announces Dr. Patricia Welch Saleeby

Join the Global Social Prescribing Summit 9th July 2027

🌍 Shaping the Social Revolution: Join the Global Social Prescribing Summit 2027 (9th July)

Our 2025 GSPA Award Nominees Winners Announced this Friday

A Heartfelt Thank You to Our 2025 GSPA Award Nominees Winners Announced This Friday!

Rini Laskar is Pioneering Holistic Womens Healthcare in the GCC

Speaker Spotlight: How Rini Laskar is Pioneering Holistic Womens Healthcare in the GCC

Ms. Snigdha Verma Honoured at NBT Utsav 2026

Celebrating Excellence: Ms. Snigdha Verma Honoured at NBT Utsav 2026

Join Our September GSPA Special Interest Groups Meeting

Prescribing a Life, Not Just Medicine: Join Our September GSPA Special Interest Groups Meeting

GSPA  How we mobilised over 30 countries 

🌐 Part 1: Building the Foundation — How We Mobilized over 30 Countries Based on Trust

Prescribing a Better Future

Prescribing a Better Future: The Global Movement for Wellbeing

Building Bridges A 4th of July Reflection

Building Bridges A 4th of July Reflection Independence Day is often a time for reflection. For me, it is a moment to look at the intersection of my work as an infrastructure architect and the global mission of the Wo…

FDA Approves the First-Ever Gene Therapy to Restore Hearing

A New Era for Sound: The FDA Approves the First-Ever Gene Therapy to Restore Hearing

Why the Future of Medicine Requires Blended Capital

Shifting from "Sick-Care" to True Health Equity: Why the Future of Medicine Requires Blended Capital

Financing the Future of Healthcare

The future of healthcare isn't just digital—it's human, preventative, and outcome-driven. 🌍💡 Technology should support people, not replace human care. As the focus shifts from volume to value, we must recognize that…

The Social Revolution in Health

The Social Revolution in Health: State of Social Prescribing Globally Report (2025–2026)

Redefining Cancer Survivorship

Redefining Cancer Survivorship: How Blended Capital and Integrative Infrastructure are Shaping the Future of Recovery

Shaping the Future of Global Wellbeing 24th July 2026

Shaping the Future of Global Wellbeing 24th July 2026

Catch WHIS Global Ambassador Nikki West at the GSPA Summit

Redefining Healthcare: Catch WHIS Global Ambassador Nikki West at the Global Social Prescribing Summit 2026

Can 1% impact capital fix a broken healthcare model?

🌍 Can 1% impact capital fix a broken healthcare model? Moving from reactive treatment to systemic prevention with the World Health Service (WHS).

How AI is Helping Women Say It As It Is in Healthcare

Beyond the Data Gap: How AI is Helping Women "Say It As It Is" in Healthcare

How Social Prescribing Reshapes Global Health Equity

Tackling Systemic Barriers: How Social Prescribing Reshapes Global Health Equity

Health - The Blueprint for Modern Infrastructure

Beyond Brick and Mortar: Why Institutional Investors and SWFs Are Moving into "Health Infrastructure"

The future of business aligned to social impact

The Corporate & Community Angle

Health - The Public Sector and Policy Angle

De-Risking Public Health: How Governments Can Leverage Blended Capital and Social Prescribing

GSPA Summit The Currency of Kindness

The Currency of Kindness: Reimagining Health, Wealth, and Wellbeing at the GSPA Summit 2026

Leadership in Global Health

True leadership in the global health sector cannot be manufactured behind closed doors, nor can a global footprint be claimed without a verified history of diplomatic action. It requires a relentless commitment to bui…

The Prescription for Loneliness

The Prescription for Loneliness: How Community Connection is Changing HealthcareLoneliness is now recognised as a global health crisis. Clinical intervention alone cannot cure social isolation, meaning healthcare syst…

Exercise is Medicine

🚴‍♂️ Finding Clarity on Two Wheels: Why "Exercise is Medicine" is the Ultimate Anchor for Global Health

Digital Support Shows Promise for MSK Patients

A study into the impact of a digital exercise programme designed to support adults managing MSK problems has found that it provides similar outcomes to face-to-face physiotherapy. The platform, Good Boost, provides di…

SVC Ecosystem and Leadership are Transforming Health Systems

The Landing Gear for Global Health: How the SVC Ecosystem and Leadership are Transforming Health Systems

The Healing Power of the Outdoors

The Healing Power of the Outdoors: Why Green Social Prescribing is the Future of Healthcare

Solving the UKs Youth and Fiscal Challenge

Solving the UK‘s Youth and Fiscal Challenge: Why Prevention is our Greatest Economic Investment

GSPA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT Nuthan Manohar

📢 GSPA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT – 24TH JULY 2026! 📢

Announcing Nikki West as WHIS Global Ambassador

Welcome to the Movement: Announcing Nikki West as WHIS Global Ambassador

The $100 Trillion Threat

The $100 Trillion Threat: Why Pharma Must Partner with Community Infrastructure to Defeat AMR and Sepsis

GSPA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT

📢 GSPA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 24TH JULY 2026! 🌍

Turning Ageing Into Opportunity

Turning Ageing Into Opportunity: What Dubai’s New Longevity Authority Means for the Future of Cities

Forged in Resilience, Carried in Hope

Forged in Resilience, Carried in Hope: Why We Wear the Serenity Sky Bracelet

Rewiring American Mental Health Through Blended Capital

Beyond the Crisis: Rewiring American Mental Health Through Blended Capital and Task-Sharing

Traditional Healthcare Funding is Broken

Traditional Healthcare Funding is Broken. Here is How We Fix It. By Gareth Presch

Launching the WHISKids Literature Initiative

The Power of Storytelling: Launching the WHISKids Literature Initiative

Gareth Presch on traditional funding for healthcare is broken

Over the last decade, I’ve learned one undeniable truth about healthcare: traditional funding is broken.

The Sustainability Value Collective Kicks Off

The Launch: The Sustainability Value Collective Kicks Off!

Donor Advised Funds Catalytic Capital for Global Health

Unlocking Your Donor-Advised Fund: Moving Beyond Grants to Catalyze Global Health and Impact

Building the AI-Enabled Future of Social Prescribing

The Work Starts Now: Building the AI-Enabled Future of Social Prescribing

The Future of Health is Here AI-Enabled Social Prescribing

The Future of Health is Here AI-Enabled Social Prescribing The Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) is spearheading a worldwide movement to accelerate prevention-focused, person-centred healthcare. Our core mis…

Lonera Speedy Walk is Driving Social Prescribing in Austria

Stepping Towards Wellbeing: How the Lonera Speedy Walk is Driving Social Prescribing in Austria

The Global Social Prescribing Alliance Journey to Scaling Health

A Global Movement: The Global Social Prescribing Alliance Journey to Scaling Health and Wellbeing

G20, India and the Multi Billion Dollar Prevention Opportunity

G20, India, and the Multi-Billion-Dollar Prevention Opportunity: How WHIS is Unlocking Health and Economic Growth

Physical Activity From Prescription to Participation

Physical Activity - From Prescription to Participation

Compassionate Communities and the Value of Life

Compassionate Communities and the Value of Life: Integrating Dying, Care, and Grief into Global Health Innovation

Global AMR & Sepsis Innovation Hubs

Global AMR & Sepsis Innovation Hubs: A Vision for Transforming Infection Management Worldwide By Gareth Presch and Dr Ron Daniels BEM

Solving the UK’s Youth and Fiscal Challenge

Outcomes-Based Financing: Solving the UKs Youth and Fiscal Challenge For policymakers, the economic case for inaction has collapsed. The UK is grappling with a dual crisis: an overwhelming fiscal burden on public ser…

The Global Evidence Base is Unified

The Global Evidence Base is Unified Introducing the GSPA Literature Database The Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) is thrilled to announce the publication of the Global Social Prescribing Literature Database,…

G20 How Innovation Will Fuel Millions of New Jobs

Transforming Global Health: How innovation in Prevention and AI Will Fuel Millions of New Jobs

Linda Vernon Head of Digital Empowerment Joins GSPA Summit 2026

Linda Vernon, Head of Digital Empowerment, Joins GSPA Summit 2026

Arts and Culture Creativity as a Clinical Outcome

Healthcare often struggles to measure what matters most: joy, identity, and expression.

WHIS Ireland Scaling Health Innovation from Dublin to Italy

WHIS Ireland at the Forefront Scaling Health Innovation from Dublin to Italy

Blue Social Prescribing Unlocking the Health Power of Water

Blue Social Prescribing — Unlocking the Health Power of Water

Scaling Prevention Driving Policy and Investment

Scaling Prevention How the Global Mental Health Commission is Driving Policy and Investment

WHIS GSPA Disability and Inclusion Commission

Launch Announcement: WHIS/GSPA Disability and Inclusion Commission

Welcoming Raquel Magano New Chapter Lead for WHIS Portugal

Welcoming Raquel Magano: New Chapter Lead for WHIS Portugal (Central Region)

Introducing the WHIS GSPA Global Mental Health Commission

Introducing the WHIS GSPA Global Mental Health Commission A new international body for equitable public mental health — built on prevention, community, and the next generation

Putting Australia on the Global Social Prescribing Map

The Work of Dr Raju Kanukula

WHIS and Il Tulipano Sign MoU on health at UNESCO site


Financing Healthcare Social Impact Bonds in Italy

Financing Healthcare Through Prevention Social Impact Bonds in Italy

WHIS CIC UK and ZMQ Global Sign MoU for Global Health

WHIS CIC UK and ZMQ Global Sign MoU for Global Health Collaboration

Green Social Prescribing Nature as Infrastructure for Health

What if parks, forests, and gardens were treated as part of the healthcare system?

Welcoming Siobhán Cafferty to the WHIS Ireland Team

We are delighted to welcome Siobhán Cafferty to the WHIS Ireland team a leader whose career has been defined by purpose, impact, and a relentless commitment to creating meaningful, lasting change.

A Global Movement Prescribing a Life, Not Just Medicine

Health systems around the world are facing a defining moment.

Why Mental Health Is Physical Health

Why Mental Health Is Physical Health – And Why This Conversation Can’t Wait

Dr John Naslund Joins Future Panel at GSPA Summit

Dr. John Naslund Joins Future Panel at Global Social Prescribing Summit 2026

WHIS Chapter Launches in Algarve

The sun-soaked Algarve is becoming the backdrop for a new kind of health movement one rooted not just in medicine, but in community, data, and local leadership. The launch of a new WHIS Chapter in southern Portugal ma…

A Watershed Moment for Health And the Future We Must Build Next

A Watershed Moment for Health: And the Future We Must Build Next

WHIS Partners with Scalar 10 and UnitedShare

WHIS Announces Integrated Technology and Infrastructure Partnership with Scalar 10 and UnitedShare to Build the Future of Digital Health, AI Infrastructure, Social Prescribing, and Smart Sustainable Cities

The Future of Health Has Arrived

The Future of Health Has Arrived: A Global Shift to Value-Based, Community-Driven Care

The Future Trends of Value-Based Healthcare

Eleven defining trends. Five programmes. Six resources. Thirty-plus countries. One mission: transforming health through prevention, social prescribing, and innovation.

Beyond Survival Supporting Sepsis Recovery Through Community

Behind every sepsis statistic is a person, a family, and a story that does not end at hospital discharge.

Transforming Sepsis Care Through Innovation Policy

Transforming Sepsis Care Through Innovation, Policy, and Collaboration

Welcoming Rob Carry to the WHIS Ireland Team


From Global Conversations to Local Action

From Global Conversations to Local Action: Building Momentum Across WHIS Communities

From Policy Intent to System Change

From Policy Intent to System Change My Reflections on Youth Mental Health

WHISTalks Power, Racism and Patient Safety

Healthcare should be a space where dignity, safety, and respect are guaranteed for all patients. Yet, systemic racism and entrenched social biases continue to create unequal power dynamics that can compromise care. Ho…

World Health Day 2026

Connecting Communities. Transforming Health Systems. Scaling What Works.

WHISTech Digital Health and the Future of Social Prescribing

WHISTech, Digital Health, and the Future of Social Prescribing: From Innovation to Global Equity

Building a Legacy That Transforms Global Health

By Gareth Presch, Founder, World Health Innovation Summit & World Health Service

Easter Reflections Building Healthier Communities Together

Easter Reflections: Building Healthier Communities Together By Gareth Presch, CEO, World Health Innovation Summit CIC

WHIS India Building the Innovation Capital of Asia

India stands at a defining moment.

Walking Towards Wellbeing

🌿 Walking Towards Wellbeing: A Call to Reconnect, Rebuild and Reimagine Health

WHISTech The Tech That Could Change Health for millions People

Five emerging technologies. Six transformative programmes. One global platform — built to give people the tools to manage their own health and wellbeing.

Exploring Social Prescribing

Exploring Social Prescribing: A Pathway to Sustainable Health Outcomes

Why Social Prescribing Must Lead Youth Mental Health Systems

From Policy to Practice: Why Social Prescribing Must Lead Youth Mental Health Systems

Turning Youth Mental Health Policy into System Change

Health-ing Emerging Turning Youth Mental Health Policy into System Change

Greece Makes Arts on Prescription Law

Greece Makes “Arts on Prescription” Law: A Milestone for Social Prescribing in Europe

London, It's Time to Talk

London, It's Time to Talk.

WHIS USA Expands into Illinois and Chicago

The World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) continues its global expansion with an exciting new milestone in the United States. WHIS USA is now expanding into Illinois and Chicago, with distinguished academic and global…

Green Social Prescribing Connecting People to Nature for Health

Green social prescribing is an evidence‑informed approach that helps individuals improve their mental and physical health by connecting them with nature‑based activities and environments. Rather than focusing solely o…

Protecting the Planet Is Protecting Our Health

The WHISGreen programme is pioneering a new model of health one rooted in the belief that human wellbeing and planetary health are inseparable.

Global Social Prescribing Alliance A Global Movement

The Global Social Prescribing Alliance is now the world’s leading international body advancing social prescribing across more than 30 countries.

WHISSeniors Turning Ageing Into Opportunity

Global demographics are changing rapidly.

WHISatWork From Surviving to Thriving

Workplaces are one of the most powerful environments for improving public health.

WHISKids Building a Healthier Future for Children

Across the world, the mental health and wellbeing of children is becoming one of the defining public health challenges of our time.

Building Capacity for Social Prescribing Across Italy

The Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA), powered by WHIS, is expanding its reach in Italy through its official volunteer chapter, WHIS Italia, strengthening community health initiatives and advancing social pres…

WHIS Italia Next Steps for Health Innovation

Next week, the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) Italia will be providing a significant progress update during the III° SMIPS Public Seminar on Determinants of Environment, Wellbeing, and Health, organized by S.M.…

Quo Vadis, Humanitas? The Vatican Asks Where Humanity Is Headed

The Vatican's International Theological Commission has published a landmark document on Christian anthropology in the age of AI and transhumanism. Its deepest concerns about human dignity, inequality, and technologica…

WHIS GSPA 8 March 2026 International Women's Day

Accelerate Action: Celebrating Women in Health and Social Prescribing

Welcome Revd. Nick Mottershead as a WHIS Ambassador.

We are delighted to welcome Revd. Nick Mottershead as a WHIS Ambassador.

Introducing the World Health Innovation Summit USA

Shaping the Future of Health — City by City, Community by Community

WHIS India at the Heart of National CSR Leadership

Times Are ‘Changin’: Government & Corporate Foundations Align for Impact

World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) Argentina Launches

Transforming Health & Wellbeing Across Argentina

Parkrun Joins Forces with GSPA for Social Prescribing Day 2026

🏃‍♂️ Parkrun Joins Forces with GSPA for Global Social Prescribing Day 2026

Dr. Hussain Al-Zubaidi to Speak at GSPA Global Event

🏃‍♂️ Dr. Hussain Al-Zubaidi to Speak at GSPA Global Event July 17th 2026

Welcome David Wortley Global WHIS & GSPA Ambassador

🌍 Welcome David Wortley – Global WHIS & GSPA Ambassador

Scaling Social Prescribing Worldwide 2026 2029


Welcome to Our Global Social Prescribing Alliance Champions

We are proud to officially welcome our new Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) Champions — an extraordinary group of leaders, practitioners, researchers, and community builders who are helping transform health a…

Global Social Prescribing Alliance Student Board Established

The Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) is proud to announce the official launch of the GSPA Student Movement — a global initiative designed to empower students and future healthcare professionals to lead meanin…

Dr Eoin Ryan Appointed Vice Chair of WHIS Ireland Chapter

We are delighted to announce that Dr Eoin Ryan has been appointed Vice Chair of the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) Ireland Chapter. Currently undergoing training in general practice, Dr. Ryan brings a strong f…

Cumberland Council Celebrates Global Social Prescribing Day 2026

On Thursday 26 March 2026, Cumberland Council will proudly celebrate Social Prescribing Day 2026 with community events at:

Ms. Snigdha Verma Appointed Vice Chair of WHIS India

A Defining Moment for India

WHISGreen Energy, Waste and Water

Restoring the Balance Between Climate and Health

WHIS India Delhi The Innovation Capital of Asia

A Defining Moment for India

The Economy is a Health ProblemWhy Governments Must Pay Attention

Across the globe, people are sending a clear and consistent message to their leaders: the economy matters not just as a set of growth figures, but as a lived experience affecting daily life, wellbeing, and health.

WHIS at Work From Surviving to Thriving

WHIS at Work: Optimising Wellbeing, Enhancing Performance, Transforming Workplace Culture

NSPG Norway Update Driving Social Prescribing Forward

The Norwegian National Social Prescribing Alliance (NSPG Norway) hosted a successful National Update Event on 18 February 2026, bringing together practitioners, policymakers, and international partners to showcase pro…

WHISKids Building a Generation Equipped to Thrive

Children’s health and wellbeing is the defining public health challenge of our time. Rising rates of anxiety, depression, obesity, and social disconnection are placing unprecedented pressure on families, schools, and…

How Space Medicine Can Revolutionize Healthcare on Earth

By Gareth Presch, CEO, WHIS, CEO, GSPA

Turning Ageing Into Opportunity

Turning Ageing Into Opportunity: How Senior Entrepreneurship Strengthens Cities and Communities

Welcoming Ushma Issar Global Lead, Volunteer Engagement


Navigate Startup Funding Your Curated Investor Lists

Raising capital for your startup can be overwhelming — finding the right investors, funds, or networks often takes hours of research. To make it easier, we’ve compiled a curated set of funding resources from publicly…

The Future of Healthcare

Healthcare is at a crossroads. Around the world, systems designed for the 20th century are struggling to meet 21st-century demands. Chronic disease, ageing populations, climate-driven health challenges, and workforce…

Welcome David Kerr as Voluntary Chair of WHIS Ireland

We are thrilled to announce that David Kerr has been appointed as the voluntary Chair of WHIS Ireland, the official Volunteer Chapter of the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) and the Global Social Prescribing Alli…

Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) Student Movement

We are thrilled to officially launch the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) Student Movement a global initiative empowering students and future healthcare professionals to lead change in health and wellbeing th…

Connecting Innovation, Community, and Health Across America


New Global Ambassadors Strengthening the WHIS & GPSA

Announcing Two New Global Ambassadors Strengthening the WHIS & Global Social Prescribing Movement

Prevention as the Next Investable Asset Class

Prevention as an Investable Asset Class: Building Health, Wealth, and Sustainable Systems - By Gareth Presch, CEO, Founder WHIS; CEO, Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA)

Harnessing AI to Transform Digital Health and Social Prescribing


From Control to Learning: Systems Leadership in Healthcare

From Control to Learning: Systems Leadership in the Future of Healthcare

Building a Global Social Prescribing Workforce

Building a Global Social Prescribing Workforce: Skills, Opportunities, and Impact

Welcoming Jim D'Alfonso as WHIS Global Ambassador for the USA

Welcoming Jim D’Alfonso as WHIS Global Ambassador for the USA

Global Social Prescribing Alliance Playbook 2026 Edition


Social Prescribing Day 2026 Finland’s Government in Action

From left, Dr. Paivi Sillanaukee, Special Envoy at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland, Gareth Presch, Founder and CEO of World Health Innovation Summit, Dr. Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation,…

Funding Opportunity of the Week Cancer Tech Accelerator

The Cancer Tech Accelerator is the UK’s largest oncology‑specific accelerator, backed by Cancer Research Horizons (CRH) and Cancer Research UK (CRUK). This programme is designed to help teams working on game‑changing…

Empowering Seniors, Strengthening Communities

WHISSeniors: Turning Ageing into Opportunity

Launching WHIS Chapters in Cumbria

Launching WHIS Chapters in Cumbria By Venetia Young FRCGP – Clinically Retired GP, Family Therapist, Safeguarding Lead, Narrative Medical Educator & Writer, Penrith, Cumbria, UK and Gareth Presch, CEO, World Health In…

Empowering Communities with WHIS

Empowering Communities: 🌍 Join or Start a WHIS Chapter in Your Community

Social Prescribing Day 2026 26th March

🌍 Social Prescribing Day 2026 – 26th March - "COMMUNITY IS MEDICINE" 

WHIS Startup Roadshow 2026 Call for Expressions of Interest

WHIS Startup Roadshow 2026 - Call for Expressions of Interest

Launching the WHIS Global Resource Hub

At the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS), we believe that communities hold the key to unlocking better health and wellbeing for all. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the launch of the WHIS Global Resource Hub…

Prevention Is the Greatest Untapped Opportunity

Partnering for a Healthier Future: Why Prevention is the Greatest Untapped Opportunity in Global Healthcare

Welcome to Our WHIS Volunteer Network!


Dr. Barbacids Triple Therapy Eradicates Pancreatic Tumors

Pancreatic cancer — especially pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) — remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with a five‑year survival rate historically in the single digits. It’s notorious for late diagnosi…

Speaker and Knowledge Partner: David J Kerr at GSPA Summit 2026

We’re thrilled to welcome David J Kerr, Founder of DJK Global, as a speaker at the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) Summit 2026 on 17 July 2026! We’re also proud to announce DJK Global as a Knowledge Partnerf…

Duaa Mohamed to Speak at Global Alliance Summit July 2026

Duaa Mohamed to Speak at the World’s Largest Global Social Prescribing Alliance Event – 17 July 2026

WHIS Explore Global Health Free Webinar & Online Courses

WHIS Explore Global Health Free Webinar & Online Courses

WHIS Global Health Webinar Series

Healthcare professionals around the world face increasingly complex challenges, from limited resources to rapidly changing environments. To support global colleagues in addressing these issues, the World Health Innova…

Scotland at the Forefront of Outcomes Based Financing

Why Outcomes‑Based Contracting Matters — Now More Than Ever

Exploring Current Global Health Challenges and Opportunities

Join Our Free Webinar: Exploring Current Global Health Challenges & Opportunities

Transforming Public Sector Engagement

Transforming Public Sector Engagement Lessons from 25 Years of Experience

WHIS Medtech and Wearables WhatsApp Group

Join the “MedTech & Wearables” WhatsApp Group – WHIS

WHIS Pharma and Biotech Innovation WhatsApp Group

Join the “Pharma & Biotech Innovation” WhatsApp Group – WHIS

WHIS Health Data and Cybersecurity WhatsApp Group

Join the “Health Data & Cybersecurity” WhatsApp Group – WHIS

WHIS Global Health and Sustainability WhatsApp Group

Join the “Global Health & Sustainability” WhatsApp Group – WHIS

WHIS Health Policy and Regulation WhatsApp Group

Join the “Health Policy & Regulation” WhatsApp Group – WHIS

WHIS Wellbeing and Lifestyle Innovation WhatsApp Group

Join the “Wellbeing & Lifestyle Innovation” WhatsApp Group – WHIS

WHIS Join the Research & Academia WhatsApp Group

Join the Research & Academia WhatsApp Group – WHIS

WHIS - Join the Patient Advocacy and Community Groups

Join the Patient Advocacy & Community Groups WhatsApp Group – WHIS

WHIS Connecting Healthcare Providers and Clinicians

Connecting Healthcare Providers & Clinicians – WHIS WhatsApp Group

Building Trust and Enabling Innovation in Communities with WHIS

Strong, resilient communities are the foundation of a healthier society. At the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS), we work at the intersection of policy, government, and community leadership to create the conditio…

WHIS: A Springboard for Startups & Innovators

WHIS A Springboard for Startups & Innovators

Social Prescribing & Holistic Health Building Healthier Communiti

Social Prescribing and Holistic Health: Building Healthier Communities Worldwide

Digital Health Unlocking Opportunity and Growth in Healthcare


Building the Future of Healthcare — Together


Antimicrobial Resistance: A $1 Trillion Global Threat

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is often framed as a medical problem — but it is just as much an economic one. Resistant infections are already straining healthcare systems, and if left unchecked, AMR cou…

Uniting the Movement Why the Global Social Prescribing Directory

Social prescribing has moved from a local intervention to a global movement, recognized worldwide as a powerful way to improve health, wellbeing, and community connection. With initiatives in over 38 countries, this…

Art for Health The New Evidence for Social Prescribing

Introduction: Defining the Power of Creative Arts The global health landscape is facing profound challenges, from the ongoing crisis of loneliness to the growing need for mental health support. While medication and cl…

WHIS Communities A Global Network for Health

WHIS Communities A Global Network for Health, Wellbeing, and Innovation

Making Growth Felt How WHIS Turns Policy into Impact

Making Growth Felt: How WHIS Turns Policy into Impact

New Year’s Eve Concert 2025 Art as a Prescription for Health

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Budget 2026–27 A Watershed for Healthcare Innovation in India

WHIS Blog: Budget 2026–27 — A Watershed for Healthcare Innovation in India

Building the Global Movement for Social Prescribing


Coming Soon - WHIS Super App for Health and Community

Coming Soon: The WHIS Super App – Your Hub for Health, Wellbeing, and Community

WHIS Global Health Innovation Update

WHIS Global Health Innovation Update — Week 1

From Treating Illness to Creating Health

From Treating Illness to Creating Health: Why Social Prescribing Matters Now

Davos is over but will healthcare really change

As the World Economic Forum in Davos wraps up, the same question lingers: are we finally going to see meaningful change in healthcare — or just another cycle of reports, panels and promises?

Social Prescribing Policy, Technology, Potential & Practice


From Digital Health to Health Intelligence A Global Opportunity

For more than two decades, health systems around the world have invested heavily in digital health. Electronic health records, wearables, AI tools, genomics, and vast data infrastructures are now commonplace. And yet,…

What Are Link Workers

What Are Link Workers — And Why They Matter for Health and Wellbeing

Next‑Gen Immune Therapy Against Cancer

In a major leap forward in cancer research, scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School have engineered a powerful new form of immune cell therapy that could dramatically imp…

Community as Medicine: The Social Prescription

Health isn’t just about medicine and hospital visits — it’s also about community, connection, and the everyday conditions that shape how we live. That’s the core idea behind social prescribing, a growing global moveme…

Loneliness Is Taking Lives And Social Prescribing Offers Hope

Loneliness has quietly become one of the most serious public health challenges of our time. Globally, it’s linked to higher risks of heart disease, cognitive decline, and premature death — leading some researchers to…

AI as a Healthcare Ally

Healthcare in the United States is at a crossroads. Public confidence has fallen to a 24-year low, with three in five Americans believing the system is broken. Access is fragmented, costs are opaque, and navigating in…

FDA Reframes Wearables

FDA Reframes Wearables: Why This Is Not Deregulation, but a Strategic Reset

Social Prescribing Day 2026 Community is Medicine

Social Prescribing Day is back — and this year, it’s going global! On Thursday, 26 March 2026, communities, organisations, and individuals around the world will come together to celebrate the power of connection, comm…

Antimicrobial Resistance, Sepsis and the Case for Change

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is no longer a future threat; it is a present and accelerating global health emergency. Already, AMR contributes to the deaths of an estimated 5 million people worldwide each year, and c…

Norwegian Social Prescribing Group Online Event 18 Feb 2026

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Sovereign Wealth Funds, Tech, and Healthcare

Sovereign Wealth Funds, Tech, and Healthcare: Shaping the Future of Investment

Diabetes: A Rising Macroeconomic Threat to the Global Economy

A recent study published in Nature Medicine in December 2025 has sounded the alarm on a growing global health crisis: diabetes. Far from being just a public health concern, diabetes now represents a substantial econom…

WHIS & GSPA Proudly Support RED January

Moving Together for Mental Health, Community and Hope

Sport as a Champion for Health Equity

Aligning the Global Social Prescribing Alliance with World Health Innovation Day 2026

Precision Care Beyond the Clinic Social Prescribing in the Heart

We’re thrilled to highlight the fantastic second-year impact report from the Social Prescribing in the Heart Attack Pathway collaboration between Bromley by Bow Centre and Barts Heart Centre, prepared by Naomi Mead an…

Sport as a Champion for Health EquityWorld Health Innovation Day

World Health Innovation Day 2026 | 1 August 2026

Community Health in Action How WHIS is Transforming Wellbeing

At the heart of every thriving community is a network of people who share knowledge, collaborate, and support one another. The World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) exemplifies this principle, turning ideas into actio…

Building a Global Health Ecosystem

Building a Global Health Ecosystem: How WHIS is Transforming Healthcare

The Rise of Concierge and Direct Primary Care in the U.S.

By World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS)

Neighbourhood Health

Neighbourhood Health Putting Social Prescribing at the Heart of Health and Wellbeing

European Partnership for Virtual Worlds

European Partnership for Virtual Worlds: A New Frontier for Health, Wellbeing and Innovation in Europe

100 Cleft Portraits US Tour Pioneering a Sustainable Approach

By Dr. Hannah Bergman & Katie Manning

WHIS and GSPA 2025 A Year of Impact and Innovation

As 2025 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on an incredible year at the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) and the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA). Together with our partners, communities, and supporters,…

Medical Education Is Shifting Upstream

Medical Education Is Shifting Upstream: Why Prevention Must Be Core to Training the Doctors of Tomorrow

Supporting Children’s Mental Health Scaling WHIS Programmes Globa

🌍 Supporting Children’s Mental Health – Scaling WHIS Programmes Globally 🌱

WHISTalks Launching in 2026 Safety, Dignity & Trust in Care

In 2026, the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) will launch WHISTalks — a global dialogue platform designed to address some of the most complex, sensitive, and under-discussed issues in health and care today.

Social Prescriptions in Norway -Tackling Loneliness Together

“From Prescription Pads to Social Connection: Norway’s Pilot Social Prescribing Program”

A Safer Path to Diagnosing Brain Cancer

A Safer Path to Diagnosing Brain Cancer: Why This Breakthrough Matters for Patients and Health Systems

Dutch Pension Funds and BlackRock

Dutch Pension Funds and BlackRock: A Signal That Impact Capital Is Entering Its Next Phase

Growing Health, Hope, and Opportunity in Tanzania

WHIS Partners with Mama Enlightenment Tanzania (MET)**

UK Budget 2025

The 2025 UK Budget makes one thing clear: the government is operating within extremely tight fiscal constraints. With debt high, revenues stretched, and public services under pressure, every pound now has to work hard…

Dementia The UKs Biggest Killer A Call for Collective Action

Dementia: The UK’s Biggest Killer – A Call for Collective Action

Faith in Action Churches and the Future of Social Prescribing

Faith groups have always been at the heart of strong, resilient communities. As places of gathering, service, compassion, and connection, churches play a vital role in supporting health and wellbeing. Recognising this…

Public Healthcare Alone Cannot Meet Future Demand

🌍 Public Healthcare Alone Cannot Meet Future Demand

Global Standard for Measuring Pharmaceutical Environmental Impact

BSI Launches First Global Standard for Measuring Pharmaceutical Environmental Impact

PBII - Building Healthy, Prosperous Communities for the Future

Place-Based Impact Investment: Building Healthy, Prosperous Communities for the Future

Announcing Social Prescribing Day 2026

📣 Announcing Social Prescribing Day 2026!

Pacific Islands World Health Innovation Summit 2025 – Online

🌏 Pacific Islands World Health Innovation Summit 2025 – Online Highlights

UK National Emergency Briefing on Climate and Nature

National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature: Why It Matters for Health and Wellbeing

Empowering Communities to Improve Their Health and Wellbeing

Updated 2025 Edition This article updates and expands on Gareth Presch’s original 2018 HealthManagement piece, “Empowering Communities to Improve Their Health and Wellbeing.”n

Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Contaminants of Emerging Concern: A Global Health Challenge and Opportunity

Good Boost: Transforming Community Places into Wellbeing Spaces

Unlocking the Social Value of Community Spaces for Wellbeing

Rebuilding Trust After Tragedy

How Dr Amir Hannan Transformed a Community in Shock

Social Prescribing The Evidence

Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA)

Community Health at the Heart of the Impact Economy

As the UK faces rising long-term conditions, widening health inequalities, and increasing pressure on finite health budgets, the case for new models of care has never been stronger. Traditional systems were not built…

Social Prescribing’s Global Momentum

Social Prescribing’s Global Momentum – What New Evidence from England Tells Us About the Future

Addressing Global Inequality

🌍 Addressing Global Inequality: A Call to Collective Action

How WHIS Supports Global Action Ahead of COP30

🌍 Health, Climate, and Community: How WHIS Supports Global Action Ahead of COP30

How Social Prescribing Can Power Climate Action at COP30

🌍 Prescribing a Healthy Planet: How Social Prescribing Can Power Climate Action at COP30

COP30 Global March for Health & Climate

What:COP30 Global March for Health & Climate Time: 1700 Belém, 11 November 2025

COP30 Press Release

Organizations and health professionals will hold a historic event in the streets of Belém during COP30

Advancing Global Collaboration in Genomic Medicine

Last week marked an important milestone in advancing international cooperation in genomic medicine. In partnership with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), Public Policy Projects convened a high-level roundtab…

Building Healthier, Fairer, and More Prosperous Communities

Building Healthier, Fairer, and More Prosperous Communities: Harnessing Private Capital for Public Good

Saudi Arabia Secures $33 Billion in Healthcare Investments at GHE

The Global Health Exhibition (GHE) 2025 opened this week in Riyadh, marking a milestone moment for the Kingdom’s healthcare sector. More than $33 billion in new agreements and partnerships were unveiled, underscoring…

Building the Future of Healthcare with WHIS

💼 Investing in Impact: Building the Future of Healthcare with WHIS

Investing in Tomorrow's Wellness

Investing in Tomorrow’s Wellness: Building the Future of Global Health with WHIS

Scotland at a Crossroads: Prevention, Investment & Social Impact


Innovation Spotlight NHS Test Protects Newborns Hearing

At the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS), we celebrate ideas and innovations that transform health and wellbeing across communities. The latest breakthrough from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and its part…

Social Prescribing Moves to the Mainstream

Social Prescribing Moves to the Mainstream – What the New Lancet Study Means for the World

A New Model for Global Health Cooperation

How innovative partnerships are shaping global health in an era of geopolitical uncertainty.

How AI is Transforming Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword—it is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of modern healthcare. From speeding up drug development to enabling personalized patient care, AI has the potential to tra…

Navigating the Rise in Medically Assisted Births in the UK

In 2023, over half of the 592,594 births in the UK involved medical interventions such as caesarean sections, forceps, or ventouse suction cups, marking a significant rise from 25% in 2015–16 (The Guardian, 2025). The…

Rethinking the Future of Health: From Hospitals to Communities


Prevention: The Key Investment for Our Future

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AI and Gender Bias in Care

AI and Gender Bias in Care: Why Transparency and Oversight Matter

Preston Hosts 3rd International Yoga & Wellbeing Conference

20th June 2025 | Gujarat Hindu Society Temple, Preston, UK

UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health

Statement by the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) and the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA)

ROI in Health: How £1 Generates £12+ in Social Return


Growing a Healthier Future

Growing a Healthier Future: The Global Agricultural Expansion Initiative

Unlocking Industry Opportunities Through Social Prescribing

Lead the global shift to prevention, wellbeing, and community health.

Norway Launches National Social Prescribing Group

Today marks the official launch of the National Social Prescribing Group Norway (NSPG Norway), a new national consortium established under the auspices of the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA), governed by WHI…

Migration Transforming Europes Health Workforce

Migration Transforming Europe’s Health Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention

AI, Prevention, and the Future of Health

AI Can Forecast Your Health a Decade in Advance

National Social Prescribing Groups: A Global Opportunity

National Social Prescribing Groups: A Global Opportunity to Improve Health and Wellbeing

World Patient Safety Day 2025

World Patient Safety Day 2025: Patient Safety from the Start!

UK Investment Landscape

The UK Investment Landscape: Closing a £150bn Gap to Unlock Growth

WHIS at Radical Health Festival Helsinki 2026

World Health Innovation Summit at Radical Health Festival Helsinki 2026

WHIS Innovators Show 26th September 2025


Richard Serbin Joins WHIS as Advisor and US Lead

Richard Serbin Joins WHIS as Advisor and US Leader

GSPA at Radical Health Festival Helsinki

Global Social Prescribing Alliance at Radical Health Festival Helsinki 2026

Hidden Unemployment: Breaking the Cycle of Ill Health and Welfare


UK Sickness Absence Hits Record High: A Wake-Up Call for Growth

Rising Sickness Absence in the UK: Why Workforce Health is a Growth Issue

Gareth Presch Joins Advisory Board of Radical Health Festival

Gareth Presch Joins Advisory Board of Radical Health Festival Helsinki

UK Healthcare in 2034: Can We Afford the Future?


Exciting News – Welcoming FootSnap to WHIS!

We’re delighted to announce that FootSnap, a pioneering Swiss innovation company, has joined the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) as a Bronze Member.

Global Social Prescribing Summit 2025 – Report Now Live!

This year’s Global Social Prescribing Summit united leaders, clinicians, innovators, and community advocates from 77 countries and 276 organisations, all working to advance social prescribing as a global model for hol…

WHIS & GSPA Support World Wellness Weekend 2025

The World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS), together with the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA), is proud to support the 9th edition of World Wellness Weekend (WWW), taking place 19–21 September 2025.

Prevention: The Next Trillion-Dollar Investment


Measuring What Counts in Healthcare

Measuring What Counts in Healthcare - By Gareth Presch

Supporting Children’s Wellbeing in an Unpredictable World

The UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 19: Child Well-Being in an Unpredictable World (May 2025) delivers a stark message: growing up in a wealthy country does not guarantee a happy, healthy childhood. Despite abundant reso…

Family Offices, Health, and the Future of Cities

The UBS Global Family Office Report 2025 highlights a defining moment for global wealth: family offices, representing some of the world’s most influential investors, are increasingly focused on long-term resilience, d…

Walkable Cities, Healthier Lives

Walkable Cities, Healthier Lives: Why the Built Environment Matters

Prevention, Care Economy & the Future of Healthcare Work


Brain-Computer Tech Restores Real-Time Speech

New Brain-Computer Tech Helps Paralyzed Patient Speak to Loved Ones in Real Time

Invest in Africa: Luanda November 2025

Investing in Africa’s Future: Join Us in Luanda, Angola – November 26–28, 2025 🌍

Harnessing Private Capital for Public Good

Outcomes-Based Contracting: Harnessing Private Capital for Public Good

A Public Health Approach to Reducing Crime

A Public Health Approach to Reducing Crime and Violence: Investing in the UK’s Children and Communities

Art as Medicine

Art as Medicine: How Simply Viewing Paintings Enhances Mental Well-Being

Supporting Aspire & Achieve 2025 – Empowering Students in Dublin

WHIS & GSPA Proudly Support Aspire & Achieve 2025 in Dublin – Empowering the Next Generation of Changemakers

A Vision for Preventive Health and Innovation Across the GCC

WHIS & GSPA: A Vision for Preventive Health and Innovation Across the GCC - By Gareth Presch & Nooraa Sultan Saqer Al Suwaidi

Noora Al Suwaidi Appointed WHIS Principal for GCC Affairs

Welcoming Noora Al Suwaidi to WHIS as Principal for Global Strategy and Affairs in the GCC

Housing for Key Workers: Why Now Is the Time to Act

Affordable, stable housing is essential for the health and wellbeing of communities. Yet, for many essential workers especially those in healthcare, public safety, and social care—access to affordable housing remains…

Open Evidence: Scaling Social Prescribing for Global Impact

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AI Delivers 97.8% Accuracy in Cancer Detection

🔍 WHIS Commentary: AI Breakthrough in Cancer Detection Signals New Era in Precision Health

Altitude Meets AI: A Health Revolution

🌍 A New Era in Health Innovation: World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) & Stratosphere ATC Join Forces to Transform Global Wellbeing

A Global Movement for Wellbeing: GSPA 2025 Highlights

🌍 A Global Movement for Wellbeing: Reflections from the 2025 Global Social Prescribing Alliance Summit

🇬🇧 UK Business & Medical Delegation

Radical Health Festival Helsinki 2026 🗓️ January 19–21, 2026 | 📍 Helsinki, Finland

Clinical Quantum Safety: A New Frontier in Health Innovation


Our Values Guide Everything We Do

Our Values Guide Everything We Do – Join Us in Shaping the Future of Healthcare

WHIS Green: Investing in Climate and Health

Why Climate & Health Must Be a Global Priority: The Case for WHIS Green

Pharmacy & Social Prescribing: A New Frontier

🏥 Pharmacy & Social Prescribing: A New Frontier

How Sports Can Reshape Public Health

💰 From Billion-Dollar Franchises to Billion Lives: How Sports Can Reshape Public Health

WHIS Partners with World Wellness Weekend

“Prescribe Wellness, Celebrate Wellbeing” – A Global Partnership to Scale Impact

WHIS - Mission Disabilities

Mission: Disabilities – Innovation Through Inclusion

Empowering the Global Social Prescribing Workforce

Launch of the Training & Development Roadmap for Link Workers

Social Prescribing for Global Loneliness


WHIS in Action: Investing in Better Health

Invest in Impact: How the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) Is Transforming Global Health

Green Prescribing: Natures Role in Global Wellbeing

Green Prescribing: Nature's Role in Global Wellbeing

Blue Social Prescribing: A Global Wellbeing Solution

Blue social prescribing refers to the practice of connecting individuals with water-based activities and environments such as rivers, lakes, oceans, and wetlands to improve mental, physical, and social wellbeing. Whet…

From Sick Care to Wellbeing: A Global Health Shift

By Gareth Presch, Founder & CEO, World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS)

WHIS & GSPA support UKs £500m Impact Investment

Joint Statement from the Global Social Prescribing Alliance and the World Health Innovation Summit CIC (WHIS)

GSPA Response to the UK Governments 10-Year Health Plan

GSPA Response to the UK Governments 10-Year Health Plan: Fit for the Future

Tackling Health Inequalities Through Innovation and Investment

By Gareth Presch, CEO of the World Health Innovation Summit and Founder of the Global Social Prescribing Alliance

WHIS & UCLan Join Forces to Advance Global Social Prescribing

New Strategic Partnership Announcement: WHIS & UCLan Join Forces to Advance Global Social Prescribing

WHIS and WifOR Institute Announce Strategic Partnership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Digital Rehab Can Deliver Clinical-Outcomes at Lower Cost

Good Boost Study Shows Community Digital Rehab Can Deliver Clinical-Outcomes at Lower Cost

Health: The Missing Link in Climate Finance

🌍 Why Ministries of Finance Must Put Health Economics at the Heart of Climate Policy

The Potential of Digital Technology in Social Prescribing

Unlocking the Potential of Digital Technology in Social Prescribing: Insights from Key Stakeholders

Healthcare's Growing Political Power: A Tipping Point

Healthcare's Growing Political Power: A Tipping Point for Global Policy By Gareth Presch, CEO, World Health Innovation Summit

Can AI Score Higher Than Humans on Emotional Intelligence?

Can AI Score Higher Than Humans on Emotional Intelligence? Exploring the potential of large language models in the future of empathetic innovation

Investing in Prevention

Investing in Prevention: How Social Prescribing is Redefining Health and How You Can Invest in It

Redefining Global Hospitality

Creating the World’s Healthiest Destinations Through Innovation, Investment, and Impact

Investing in Prevention: Building the Future of Global Health

The World Health Service is the not-for-profit arm of the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS). Our mission is simple but powerful: to support communities by investing in prevention-focused healthcare solutions that…

The Debate on the Future of the Italian Healthcare System

The Debate on the Future of the Italian Healthcare System

BREAKTHROUGH IN PARALYSIS TREATMENT

Standing Against Paralysis: Japan's Breakthrough Stem Cell Treatment Sparks Global Hope

Japan Enacts AI Law to Foster Innovation and Mitigate Risks


The Future of Health Begins in Our Communities

The Future of Health Begins in Our Communities By Gareth Presch, Founder, World Health Innovation Summit

Longevity & Healthy Ageing Clinics: Redefining How We Grow Older

Longevity & Healthy Ageing Clinics: Redefining How We Grow Older Empowering people to live longer, healthier lives — with support from WHIS and the WHIS Seniors programme.

Investing in Health for All: The World Health Service Opportunity

Date: 21 May 2025 By: Gareth Presch, CEO, World Health Innovation Summit

Saudi Arabia’s AI Doctor Clinic: A First in Global Healthcare

WHIS Insight – May 2025

GSPA Summit 2025: A Turning Point for Global Health

Global Social Prescribing Summit 2025: A Turning Point for Global Health

Social Prescribing:A New Chapter for Italy’s Health and Wellbeing

Social Prescribing: A New Chapter for Italy’s Health and Wellbeing – WHIS Italia Launch

WHIS Italy 2025: Launching Innovation for Health and Wellbeing

On 15 May 2025, the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) officially launched its WHIS Italy initiative at the inspiring Fondazione Golinelli – Opificio Golinelli in Bologna. This marks a significant step in our globa…

A World First – Artificial Heart Implant Signals New Era

WHIS Insights: A World First – Artificial Heart Implant Signals New Era in Cardiac Care

WHIS Insights: Medical AI Trained on 57 Million NHS Records

WHIS Insights: Medical AI Trained on 57 Million NHS Records Marks a New Era in Predictive Healthcare

Building Mental Strength in a Digital World

Building Mental Strength in a Digital World: The Rise of Resilience Platforms

Community Health Innovation Hubs

Community Health Innovation Hubs: Powering Local Wellbeing Through Collaboration

Building Fairer, More Inclusive Health Systems

Health Equity Tech: Building Fairer, More Inclusive Health Systems

Shaping the Future of Healthcare Delivery

Virtual First & Hybrid Care: Shaping the Future of Healthcare Delivery

AI in London Healthcare: The Reality Behind the Hype


Precision & Personalized Health: Pioneering a Proactive Future

The future of healthcare is personal, predictive, and preventive—and the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) is at the forefront of this global transformation. As the world embraces the principles of precision and p…

Planetary Health & Climate-Smart Healthcare

Planetary Health & Climate-Smart Healthcare: WHIS Leading the Charge for a Healthy People–Healthy Planet Future

Digital Therapeutics

At the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS), we envision a future where healthcare is accessible, personalized, and equitable—a future powered by innovation. One of the most promising frontiers in that vision is the…

AI-Driven Preventive Health

AI-Driven Preventive Health: WHIS Championing a Smarter, Healthier Future

Redefining Health: The Global Social Prescribing Alliance

Redefining Health: The Global Social Prescribing Alliance and the Rise of Social Prescribing 2.0

WHIS Supports TCIS Africa

WHIS Supports TCIS Africa – Advancing Global Clinical Research with BlueCloud X

Norway Implements Landmark Ban on Marketing Unhealthy Food

Norway Implements Landmark Ban on Marketing Unhealthy Food and Drinks to Children

Global Commitment to Nutrition and Health

The N4G Summit 2025 has mobilized 403 new commitments from 127 commitment-makers across 66 countries, representing a global coalition of governments (44%), civil society (27%), multilateral bodies (9%), private sector…

WHIS & Plastic Bank - Plastic Pollution and Global Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Plastics and Health: A Vital Connection

Healthy oceans foster healthy people. For over 4.5 billion people, around 15% of their daily animal protein comes from the ocean. Seafood is a critical source of micronutrients and omega-3 fatty acids, essential for b…

Future Cities: Greening Urban Life with WHIS

"The blueprint for sustainable cities exists — it’s time we bring it to life, one green idea at a time." Gareth Presch, Founder, WHIS

Health Innovation Centres: Catalysts for Economic Growth

WHIS Innovation Centres: Catalysts for Global Health and Economic Growth

Confronting the UK’s Cancer Crisis

Confronting the UK’s Cancer Crisis: How WHIS Is Supporting Health and Wellbeing

Diabetes Management in the UK Through Digital Innovation

Enhancing Diabetes Management in the UK Through Digital Innovation

Growing Smiles: The Future of Dentistry with Lab-Grown Teeth

🦷 Growing Smiles: The Future of Dentistry with Lab-Grown Teeth By Gareth Presch, CEO, WHIS

A Vision for the North of England: Health Innovation

A Vision for the North of England: Health Innovation Rooted in Community

Health Startups Drive UK VC Investment to Over $4 Billion in Q1

Health Startups Drive UK VC Investment to Over $4 Billion in Q1 – A WHIS Perspective on Scaling Innovation for Public Good

Bologna Guide - WHIS

🏛️ Must-See Attractions

Turning a Silver Tsunami into a Golden Opportunity

The global demographic shift towards an older population presents both challenges and opportunities. By 2050, the number of people aged 65 years and older is expected to more than double, from 761 million in 2021 to 1…

Women's Health Investment Breaks Records - A Global Opportunity

Women's Health Investment Breaks Records—A Global Health Opportunity

Press Release WHIS Italia Launches in Bologna


WHIS Portugal: Transforming Healthcare Through Innovation

Lisbon, Portugal – WHIS Portugal is revolutionising healthcare through collaboration, innovation, and community-driven solutions. Our work aligns with Portugal’s health priorities, focusing on prevention, social presc…

Innovation Driving Economic Growth: A Collaborative Vision


RHFs - Gareth Presch in Key Discussion on Healthcare

Radical Health Foundation’s Gareth Presch in Key Discussion on Healthcare Transformation at THCS in Naples, Italy

Global Innovation Centres

Presenting Innovation Centres Concept at High-Level Dialogue on Private Sector Development

WHIS, Radical Health Foundation and Scientific American partner

World Health Innovation Summit partners with Radical Health Festival and Scientific American for Groundbreaking “Prevention Tour”

WHIS and Areopa Group Announce Strategic Partnership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) and Areopa Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Intellectual Capital Management

Shaping the Future of Global Health: 10 Bold Predictions for 2025


Urgent Climate Resolution Must Be Adopted During WHO - WHA

Why Urgent Climate Resolution Must Be Adopted During WHO World Health Assembly

WHIS NEWS APRIL 2024

Standing on the shoulders of Giants

"STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS" - we're delighted to launch our mini-series of LIVE streams with Dr. Tom Ashfield

MHTN Expands Reach with Launch on Netgem in UK and Ireland

Mental Health Television Network (MHTN) is going from strength to strength and is now available on Netgem TV in the UK and Ireland!

Future of Healthcare and what are the challenges & opportunities

Below are the 10 Future challenges that we should be aware of: 1) Staffing - shortage of 10m by 2030 (6m in Africa alone) 2) Contaminants of emerging concern 3) Climate Change - migration (Over 1bn displaced) - clean…

Green Vision Summit 2024 - Malta

We had a inspiring few days in Malta discussing the sustainable development goals.

Invest to create a sustainable model of healthcare

World Health Service is offering a way to invest in creating a sustainable model of healthcare and deliver health for all, leaving no-one behind. The investment will help to build out the WHIS model which is based on…

MHTN Announces New Medical Advisory Council

The Mental Health Television Network (MHTN) is proud to announce the formation of its new Medical Advisory Council, comprised of distinguished leaders in the field of mental health.

Kenya gears up for WHID with Football Tournament

95 Days to go World Health Innovation Day and global projects are starting to take shape! ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ First stop is Kenya, Africa LAMECK OYOO AFYA FOR AFRICA are bringing together 16 football teams for an entire week of…

Fundraise, Donate, Sponsor, Volunteer for WHIS

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WHIS CEO SITS DOWN WITH NADINE HOHLFELD TO DISCUSS DISRUPTION

GARETH PRESCH, CEO WORLD HEALTH INNOVATION SUMMIT SITS DOWN WITH Nadine Hohlfeld MARKENFELD | NADINE HOHLFELD FOR HER NEW PODCAST | BRAND STRATEGY IN TIMES OF DISRUPTION - 30 MIN ON POINT... 🎤 Talking Healthcare Sh…

WORLD'S TOP 50 HEALTHCARE INNOVATORS

WHO ARE THE TOP 50 INNOVATORS WHO ARE PIONEERING INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE AROUND THE WORLD? DO YOU KNOW A CHANGE MAKER, PIONEERING ORGANISATION OR INNOVATOR IN HEALTHCARE?

WORLD HEALTH INNOVATION DAY 2024

WORLD HEALTH INNOVATION DAY 2024  - THEME: MENTAL HEALTH 

WHIS News March 2024


WHIS and MHTN Unite to Advance Mental Well-Being

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

World Health Day 2024 - WHIS platform for sustainable development

Since 2015 WHIS has been leading the way on building new alliances and partnerships between finance, economy and health sectors to find opportunities for new investments, strategies and approaches to address the chall…

Building a Culture of Peace and Sustainability

World Health Innovation Summit and Peace Boat US, an international organization based in the United Nations plaza have announced a partnership to work together to support peace and sustainability (Healthcare, Climate…

WHIS & Bio-Stream Global Partnership

Bio-stream is working with researchers, centralised labs, and diagnostic companies to bring point-of-care and at-home testing to market. They do this by providing a small, low-cost transistor and companion reader that…

Nature for health in cities

ICLEI - Nature for health in cities

World Health Workers Week 2024 - WHIS Sustainable Workforce

It's World #HealthWorkers Week! Globally we face serious challenges with recruitment and retention. We have an expected shortfall of 10m by 2030. Europe is facing a healthcare staffing crisis with 40% of medical do…

WHIS & RED January join forces for mental wellbeing

Mental health is an essential part of people’s lives and society.

Ageing well is good for the economy

A recent study by Nature Ageing has highlighted if we slow the aging process is not only good for our health but also for our economy.

WHIS and Good Boost agree global partnership

Good Boost started as a community health research project in public swimming pools in Oxford, England. Since then, we have pioneered the co-design and development of technology for personalised therapeutic exercise a…

WHIS and TRIAJ partner - Global Digital Health

Healthcare for children is a worldwide, public health crisis, even in developed nations. By 2030 the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) expects to reduce the mortality of children through disease prevention and imp…

Welcoming Act: "Why Deploying Prevention and Precision at Scale?"

We're excited for the Welcoming Act: "Why Deploying Prevention and Precision at Scale?" Radical Health Festival Helsinki 2024! Setting the stage for the whole conference, this welcoming act advocate that, in order to…

WHIS & QMF announce partnership

Listening to or making music affects the brain in ways that may help promote health and manage disease symptoms #BrainHealth. Performing or listening to music activates a variety of structures in the brain that are in…

Green Vision Summit & Expo - MALTA

We're excited to announce that our CEO Gareth Presch will be speaking at GSE Technologies Green Vision Summit

WHIS Launches - Health-Focused Place-Based Impact Model

Your stakeholders are increasingly basing their decisions based on your environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials and values. 

Healthcare isn't working - what can we do instead?

Creative Thinkers: Healthcare isn't working - what can we do instead? Kate Brundrett

WHIS & Solar Ear Launch Partnership

Over 5% of the world’s population – or 430 million people – require rehabilitation to address their disabling hearing loss (including 34 million children). It is estimated that by 2050 over 700 million people – or 1 i…

"It's critical to be radical!"

Radical Health Festival Helsinki 2024, scheduled for May 21-23, is set to redefine the future of healthcare. This year's event is centered around the theme of prevention and precision at a large scale, envisioning a w…

Radical Health Festival 2024

There's been a 26% drop in Nursing applicants over the last two years Royal College of Nursing - Company

Transforming the world through capital flow. 

Our CEO Gareth Presch meeting Holly Ziegel Ruxin who are our investment partners Montcalm TCR

Today, our food systems are making us ill

"Today, our food systems are making us ill, driving climatic change and undermining our health and wellbeing.

Gareth Presch to speak at the Creative Thinkers Forum, Cumbria,UK

The Creative Thinkers series brings artists and thinkers to Morland (Cumbria, UK) to explore and inspire across a wide range of subjects. A second run of inspiring talks at The Studio Morland continue in February and…

WHIS & Orora Investor Roundtable

Invitation to Impact Investor Round Table online discussion 22nd Feb 2024 @7pm GMT

GVSE OFFICIALLY RELAUNCHES WITH A CAPTIVATING LIVE EVENT

Green Vision Summit & Expo (GVSE), the ultimate eco gathering of the year in Malta has been officially relaunched.

World Cancer Day 2024

Global Cancer Cases to Surge by 75% by 2050

WHIS Priorities for the next 5 years

As health systems around the world struggle to cope with the pressures building we’ve come up with our priorities for the next 5 years as we believe we can help governments and investors build healthier populations th…

Mission Disability Reduction and Inclusion - WHIS

Around one billion (15% of the world population) have some level of disability according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank. The annual costs of childhood disability reported in the studies ranged $…

RED JANUARY CALLS FOR REAL CHANGE, NOT NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS

Annual challenge that empowers the UK to move, responds to research suggesting a ‘movement decline’ of 1.8million adults over winter

PRESS RELEASE: Healthy Planet, Healthy People COP28 declaration

During the COP28 Healthy Cities, Climate Finance and Resilience session taking place in the invite-only Green Zone on the 2nd December 2023 a new declaration was made to bring new innovative ways of mobilising health…

How Brain Capital Can Drive Progress on UN’s SDGs

Harris A. Eyre, MBBS, Ph.D., Jo-An Occhipinti, Ph.D., Laura Murray, Ph.D., William Hynes, D.Phil., Rym Ayadi, Ph.D., Mohamed Salama, M.D., Ph.D., Pawel Swieboda, Eoin J. Cotter, Ph.D., Michael Martino, M.S., Michael B…

COP28 Health & Climate Sessions 3rd Dec 2023 Dubai

December 3rd 2023 is COP28 Health Day.

The Nexus Between Health & Climate

Scientific assessments, the bedrock of informed decision-making, have underscored the profound and diverse impacts of climate change on human health and overall well-being. Yet, these assessments also revealed a silve…

COP28 Open Letter from Global Medical and Health Community

COP28 Open Letter on fossil fuels from the Global Medical and Health Community

Orora and WHIS launch an Innovative Climate and Social Bond

Orora, a UK based FinTech for Good, Collaborates with World Health Innovation Summit to enter into an Agreement to research and launch an Innovative Multi-Hazard Climate and Social Resilience Digital Bond Proof of Con…

UNGA78 meeting with Anne Marie Principe to discuss US Healthcare

Gareth Presch, Founder and CEO of the World Health Innovation Summit meets Anne Marie Principe in NYC on the sidelines of #UNGA78 to discuss US and global healthcare.

Act 4 SDGs - City of Hoboken tackling climate change

Climate Resilience in Action #climateweeknyc

SDG Summit Day 1 UNGA brings HOPE for our Future

With the world off track halfway to achieving Sustainable Development Goals, UN calls on global leaders to turbocharge action at this landmark Summit in New York.

ICOH Conference 2023 Global Perspective on Occupational Health

Join us in OCTOBER from the 24th to the 27th 2023 for the ICOH Scientific Committee on Occupational Health For Health Workers.

UN Global Stocktake 2023

CLIMATE CHANGE - WHAT IS THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE?

G20 - our brief Global Solutions (G7, G20)

As the G20 gets under way here is our brief Global Solutions Initiative (G7, G20) that highlights HOW we can strengthen health systems, improve people's health and wellbeing, create new and meaningful jobs while imple…

GSAHW International - Egypt 2023

The Global South Arts and Health Week brings together a slew of emerging and leading interdisciplinary students, professionals, scholars, researchers, curators, academicians, educators, cultural practitioners, diploma…

Future of Healthcare: BGW Forum Hamburg 2023

Our Founder and CEO Gareth Presch was in Hamburg this week speaking at the BGW Forum International Social Security Association

FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE - ISSA 2023

Our CEO and Founder Gareth Presch will be speaking about the FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE at the International Social Security Association event in Hamburg next month organised by BGW.

G20 Health Ministers Meeting - Gandhingar, India

G20 Health Ministers Meeting - Gandhingar, India

MOU Agreed with Portugal

Adopting NEW MODELS of HEALTHCARE is vital to ensure we strengthen our health services worldwide.

WHIS Advisor - Prof Leif Edvinsson

The key to any successful business or venture is its team.

World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) - Youth Ambassadors

The WHIS Youth Ambassador programme is a flagship initiative. This initiative seeks to place young people within ongoing conversations around the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as enhance the active role and c…

The Vatican Handbook on AI Ethics

In partnership with Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, the Vatican created a new organization called the Institute for Technology, Ethics, and Culture (ITEC). Focused on the betterment of hum…

Book Launched - “ONE HEALTH" Transformative Enterprises #WHIS

Our CEO Gareth Presch has attended the book launch of “ONE HEALTH" Transformative Enterprises, Wellbeing and Education in the Knowledge Economy by Piero Formica

Menstrual Health

Menstruation is a natural and normal process that every woman experiences, yet it is still considered taboo in some societies around the world. This stigma surrounding menstruation has led to a lack of access to menst…

WHIS Ambassador Jemba Micheal Senkole

Jemba Micheal Senkole is a passionate youth empowerment and healthcare rights advocate who has dedicated his life to promoting the well-being and rights of young people across Africa. Currently serving as the General…

United Nations adopts historic resolution

United Nations adopts historic resolution seeking clarity on countries’ climate change and human rights obligations under international law

WHIS Ambassador Kenisha Arora

We're delighted to welcome Kenisha Arora to the WHIS team.

ONE HEALTH The Transformative Enterprise: WHIS

ONE HEALTH - The Transformative Enterprise: World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) Platform for Sustainable Development - by Gareth Presch, CEO, World Health Innovation Summit

New healthcare models based on prevention and early intervention

On behalf of PRAEVENIRE; Gareth Presch, Founder and CEO of the World Health Innovation Summit, talked about new healthcare models that create value based on prevention, early intervention and using different resources…

WHIS Sponsors Warwick Wanderers U10s Jaguars for 2022/23

We’re delighted to sponsor our local U10 Jaguars Warwick Wanderers for the 2022/23. Women's football is growing and we want to share and support our local teams.

New healthcare models that create value based on prevention

Recently Gareth Presch was invited to sit down and discuss World Health Innovation Summit CIC in Vienna and our work implementing the global goals with Reindhard Reidl and Günter Koch, Prof. Dr.hc.

WHIS CEO Gareth Presch visits St Anna CCRI

World Health Innovation Summit CEO Gareth Presch visits St Anna CCRI:

EAST AFRICA PHYSIOTHERAPY CONFERENCE Mombasa 11-13th May 2022

The East Africa Physiotherapy scientific conference held in Mombasa on the 11th to the 13th of May was a huge success. It was organized by the Kenya Society of Physiotherapists Chaired by Mr. Henry Opondo and his supp…

DiepCJourney Podcast Episode 9: Shared Decision-Making

When it comes to making decisions in your healthcare, my guest, Dr. Minas Chrysopoulo and I present the first in a series on the topic of shared decision-making this year on the DiepCJourney podcast.

Arts 4 SDGs - Daniel Ibbotson Venice 2022

Carlisle, UK artist Daniel Ibbotson who has been working with Isabelle Wachsmuth World Health Organisation has exhibited at the ECC Personal Structures Exhibition in Venice.

Social Prescribing Show 2022

Social Prescribing Show 2022- Building a Global Social Prescribing Movement

Triaj - saving the lives of children worldwide.

Triaj Inc. ( www.Triaj.com ) will save the lives of children worldwide.The Triaj Clinical Resource

World Obesity Day March 4th 2022

Take action on World Obesity Day

UK Levelling Up: “Please Sir, I Want Some More”

I am writing this blog in the run up to Christmas 2021. My thoughts turn to Charles Dickens and child poverty at this time of the year. There is a famous line from A Christmas Carol (1843) which reads: “For it is good…

Sustainable Healthcare for Patients and Populations

Sustainable Healthcare for patients and populations

GSPA - Social Prescribing Student Framework

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Sustainable healthcare for patients and populations

Healthcare organisations should provide care that patients and populations need. This statement is so axiomatic that it hardly merits stating. And yet it is clear that much of the provision of healthcare is not as eff…

Performance by world-renowned pianist Ingolf Wunder

During the IGF 2021, Ingolf Wunder will play 3 pieces by famous Polish composers on the piano. Additionally, Ingolf Wunder will speak about the importance of quality music and music education for all of us, in a world…

Confronting the Harm - Ireland

Documenting the prostitution experiences and impacts on health and wellbeing of women accessing the Health Service Executive Women’s Health Service, Ireland.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN


SOUND & HEALING: An Interview with Dr. Miriam Burger

Sound Meditation & Music Therapy

Bringing Nutrition Education into the Medical Curriculum

Nutritank is an innovative information hub for food, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine. It is promoting the need for greater education in medical training around nutrition and lifestyle medicine. Nutritank was created…