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“A Round Table Where No One Is Left at the Margins”: Webinar Recording – JUNE 2026

Five country and regional civil society groups partnered with HEAR CSO to convene community-driven conversations on global health architecture reform and identify priorities for action. In June, we convened a webinar where shared what they heard and highlighted emerging priorities from their regions. Catch up by watching the recording here!

HEAR CSO at WHA

At the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in May, HEAR CSO steering committee worked to ensure civil society and community voices shaped the WHO-led joint process on global health architecture reform, publishing two statements: one setting out priorities ahead of the Assembly, and one responding after Member States approved a reform process whose Task Force excludes civil society and people with lived experience. This was following a series of contributions to the WHO-led consultation process.

HEAR CSO also convened two side events exploring what reform must deliver for the communities who need it most. Check out the recordings from these two vibrant sessions (May 19, May 20), each of which surfaced key ideas, calls to action and options for shaping a global health architecture fit for all. Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian translations are available.

April 2026

One Health Summit – 7 April: https://oneplanetsummit.fr/en/events-16/one-health-summit-305
Wellcome Global Convening – 8-9 April
Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund – 13-18 April: https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring
2026 Financing for Development Forum – 20-24 April: https://financing.desa.un.org/events/2026-financing-development-forum
The World Health Summit (WHS) Regional Meeting 2026 – 27-29 April: https://www.whsnairobi2026.com/

May 2026

- HEAR CSO consortium disseminated final synthesis report and actions based on CSO preferred futures
- UK Global Partnerships Conference – 19-20 May: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/global-partnerships-conference-to-build-new-international-coalitions-to-tackle-shared-challenges
- World Health Assembly – 18-23 May: https://www.who.int/about/governance/world-health-assembly
- HEAR CSO World Health Assembly Event: Built Together, Fit for All: Pathways and Priorities for Global Health Architecture Reform, Intercontinental Geneva, Switzerland – 19 May
- HEAR CSO World Health Assembly Event:What does Global Health Architecture Reform Have to Do With Universal Health Care?, Auditorium de la Pastorale, Geneva, Switzerland. – 20 May

June 2026

G7 Summit 2026 – 15-17 June: https://www.elysee.fr/en/G7evian

July 2026

- - Global Fund Board Meeting 5-9 July: https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/board/meetings/

Learn more and get involved

Find more resources and information on how to get involved :

Advocacy Resources
Relevant Publications
HEAR CSO Newsletter Archive

Key Health Architecture Reform Processes

Advocacy Resources

A House Built Together, Fit For All: Global Civil Society on the Future of Health Architecture: Final synthesis report based on 7 regional consultations and the Global Survey, which gathered 285 responses.
Summary of Priorities and Principles from HEAR CSO Consultations: A slide deck with core information about HEAR CSO’s seven regional consultations: who participated, what priorities and principles emerged.
HEAR CSO Response to Exclusion of Communities and Civil Society from WHO-led Joint Task Force on GHA: HEAR CSO’s Steering Committee response to WHA79’s approval of a WHO-hosted reform process whose 25-member Task Force excludes civil society and people with lived experience.
Non-communicable Diseases Alliance (NCD Alliance) Advocacy Briefing for WHO Executive Board meeting 158: Includes commentary on WHO proposal for joint coordination of global health reform.

Relevant Publications

Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 Initiative – Executive Board Report: A WHO proposal for jointly hosting an overarching process to bring together relevant global health-related reform discussions.
Outcomes of Regional Dialogues on Global Health Sponsored by Wellcome Trust: Ideas, discussions and recommendations from multistakeholder dialogues in reports published by regional groups from Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, Africa. Europe and North America, Middle East and Central Asia.
Partnership for International Politics and Diplomacy for Health Resource Page: Includes summary papers on ongoing discussions and proposals for global health architecture reform.
Accra Reset Discussion Paper: Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem for a Healthier World in 2026
EU and Like-minded Donors’ Reflection Process on Reform of the Global Health Architecture: Highlights five priority areas for reform at country, regional, and global level.
From rethinking to reform: the way forward for the global health system: Wellcome summary report bringing together takeaways from five regional dialogues on global health reform with participants from 114+ countries.
What are global health reforms about and can they make a difference?: Overview of global health reform discussions and processes by the Partnership for International Politics and Diplomacy for Health.