The DACH Network for Health Promotion will host its network meeting on September 11–12, 2026, in Winterthur, Switzerland, marking 40 years of the Ottawa Charter. 🎉🏥

The event reflects on four decades of health promotion: what has been achieved, which approaches have succeeded or failed, and where untapped potential remains. Experts will explore current societal challenges, setting-based interventions, and the integration of health into all policies. Keynote speakers include Prof. Dr. Ilona Kickbusch (Geneva Graduate Institute), Prof. Dr. Kevin Dadaczynski (University of Potsdam), and Dr. Katharina Böhm (HAGE e.V., Frankfurt). 💡🌍

Over two days, participants will engage in plenaries, subgroup discussions, and workshops focused on translating insights into practice, professional development, evaluation, and quality improvement. The meeting also features the “Healthy City 2040” student competition, inviting creative visions of future health-promoting cities. 🏙️✨

The DACH Network brings together health promotion professionals from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and South Tyrol for cross-border exchange and collaboration, strengthening the visibility and impact of the field in the region. 🤝

Registration Deadline: 30.06.2026

On 12 September 2026, medico international and IPPNW Germany invite health professionals, researchers, activists, and anyone interested to the Global Health Conference: The Right to Health in Times of War at Refugio Berlin.

The conference will explore the growing attacks on health care in conflict zones—from Gaza and Sudan to Ukraine and Lebanon—and discuss the erosion of medical neutrality, the protection of health under violence, and the wider impacts of militarization on health systems. 🌍🏥

The program features a keynote by Christina Wille, expert-led workshops with speakers from Sudan, Lebanon, and Ukraine, and discussions on the ethical and political challenges facing global health today. CME training credits have been applied for.

🗓️ Date: 12 September 2026, 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Location: Refugio Berlin

Registration is open, but places are limited—early sign-up is recommended.

IPPNW Germany, in cooperation with Charité Berlin, will host the 15th International Global Health Summer School in Berlin from 12–19 September 2026 🌍✨. Under the theme “From Health in Conflict to Medical Peace Work”, this year’s programme addresses the urgent challenges facing global health in times of escalating conflicts, displacement, and attacks on healthcare systems.

Participants will explore how structural violence—such as racism, gender inequality, and economic exploitation—continues to shape health outcomes worldwide, while also reflecting on the unique role health professionals can play in fostering peace 🕊️. The summer school brings together professional and activist perspectives, encouraging an intersectional and decolonial approach to global health and peace work.

A group of 25 participants will engage in interactive presentations, workshops, and excursions, creating a dynamic space for dialogue, reflection, and exchange of diverse experiences and ideas 🤝.

This Summer school will be held in English.

Applications are open until 26 April 2026. Interested individuals from all backgrounds—especially those affected by systemic discrimination—are warmly encouraged to apply.