The Society for Insurance Science and Design (GVG) invites stakeholders from politics, academia, and practice to the Health Goals Conference 2026 in Berlin. The conference will explore how prevention and health promotion contribute to society, the welfare state, and the economy, highlighting the importance of integrating health across all policy areas. 🩺🌍

The programme features a scientific keynote, a panel discussion with experts, and insights into current priorities of the Health Goals Forum, including loneliness, health around birth, and the further development of national health goals. A networking reception will provide opportunities for exchange and collaboration. 🤝

📅 Date: Thursday, 3 December 2026
🕒 Time: 3:00–7:00 pm (admission from 2:30 pm)
📍 Venue: Humboldt Graduate School, Luisenstraße 56, 10117 Berlin, Germany
🏛️ Organizer: Society for Insurance Science and Design (GVG), Forum Gesundheitsziele
💶 Participation: Free of charge

🔗 Registration: https://pretix.eu/GVG/GZKonferenz2026/

The conference offers an opportunity to exchange perspectives and explore how stronger prevention and health promotion can help shape a healthier and more sustainable future.

The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), in collaboration with INFo↔P, will host a symposium exploring the role of implementation science, health equity, and global health on 4 December 2026 in Hamburg. The event will bring together experts from research, health policy, funding organisations, and patient advocacy to exchange perspectives through expert presentations, a panel discussion, and an interactive workshop. 🔬🤝

The symposium will provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on implementation challenges and approaches to translating research into practice, with a focus on equity in global health. The event will be conducted in English and is open to both in-person and online participants.

📅 Date: 4 December 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), Hamburg, Germany
💻 Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)
🌐 Language: English
💰 Participation: Free of charge
🔗 Registration: https://redcap-itcb.bibbox.bnitm.de/surveys/?s=R7H3TDWYRX77WJH9

Dear Global Health & Migration Community Members (GHHG),

Please save the date for our regular community meeting on Dec 16, from 15:00 to 16:00 (Berlin time).

The meeting will take place via BigBlueButton: https://webinare.e-collaboration.eu/b/rooms/quy-4tp-alp-s0p/join

PW: nw6jwp 

Agenda: Details TBC

Warm regards,

Sonu, Henna & Zahra

for the Global Health and Migration Community, Global Health Hub Germany

The event calendar for 2026: