About the summit
The World Hepatitis Summit (WHS) is a global conference to advance the viral hepatitis agenda and provide a platform to share ideas, experiences and best practices in addressing the many challenges of viral hepatitis.
It is the only conference of its size and scale focusing on the public health approach and the implementation of global and national policies. It is also unique in that it brings a truly diverse global delegate group together, reflecting that elimination will only be reached through multi-stakeholder responses.
The main target audiences for the summit are Ministers of Health, policy-makers, high level government officials, people living with viral hepatitis, hepatitis-related civil society groups, medical professionals, other relevant UN organizations, international development partners, global donors and the private sector.
With 70% of viral-hepatitis related deaths occurring globally in Asia, we believed it was critical to bring the Summit to Asia in 2026.
Thailand has shown great leadership and commitment in eliminating viral hepatitis and in other health areas, and in hosting the first WHS in Asia they continued this leadership.
Building on the legacies of previous summits, WHS 2026 provided an opportunity for the global community to come together and ensure we continue driving action. Coming just one year after the WHO interim 2025 targets, and with only four years until the 2030 elimination targets, the Summit was a critical juncture to take stock of progress to date and reaffirm the steps required to achieve hepatitis elimination.

Theme
Elimination for everyone, everywhere, right now!
- Our theme for 2026 will focus on the strategies and actions the global hepatitis community must urgently take to achieve the goal of elimination by 2030.
Objectives
- To foster collaboration across a wide group of stakeholders and strengthen their voice to achieve elimination by increasing innovation, collaboration and joint-working.
- To promote the public health approach to hepatitis elimination which places people living with hepatitis and affected communities at the centre of the response.
- To accelerate the sharing of best practice for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of viral hepatitis.
- To empower governments to accelerate their efforts to reach the 2030 targets of eliminating viral hepatitis by building the knowledge and awareness of delegates.
- To provide a platform for the communities disproportionally affected by viral hepatitis, such as people living in endemic regions, people who inject drugs, and indigenous peoples, to connect with decision makers and the wider sector.
- To highlight the importance of a people-centred approach, with access to critical health services in a decentralised or non-clinical setting, and integration of health systems within communities as pivotal to elimination achievement.
- To recognise the achievements made to date, identify gaps in global, regional and national responses, and explore opportunities for closing those gaps across the continuum of care, specifically around access to diagnostics and medications.
Fantastic opportunities to exchange ideas and activities.
- WHS 2024 feedback
Am energized with new ideas from summit to accelerate elimination.
- WHS 2024 feedback
The summit was a wonderful opportunity to learn and share with each other. I have found tools and supporters for Hepatitis work now.
- WHS 2024 feedback
Participating in the World Hepatitis Summit provided an unparalleled opportunity to connect with experts, share experiences, and contribute to the collective effort aimed at eliminating viral hepatitis.
- WHS 2024 feedback
The event re-energized my peer-led community health spirit!
- WHS 2024 feedback
The WHS was a great representation of all stakeholders working/involved in the fight against Viral Hepatitis.
- WHS 2024 feedback