This announcement is forwarded from WHO.
17 to 19 December: Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
New Delhi, India and online
The second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, themed “Restoring balance: The science and practice of health and well-being”, will be held from 17 to 19 December 2025 in New Delhi, India and online [ https://tm-summit.org/ ]. The full agenda is available here [ https://tm-summit.org/agenda/ ]. All sessions will be live-streamed on the Summit webpage. [ https://tm-summit.org/ ]
The Summit will showcase scientific breakthroughs, policy innovations and new tools to advance the Global traditional medicine strategy 2025–2034 [ https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240113176 ]. Key highlights include the launch of the WHO TM Global Library, release of the Global Research Priorities Roadmap to guide research and close evidence gaps in TM, announcement of 21 breakthrough Health Heritage Innovations (H2I), and commitments and pledges from governments and other partners.
Media contact: mediainquiries@who.int and smailbegovica@who.int.
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org