2nd WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit, 2025
Restoring balance for people and planet
The science and practice of health and well-being
December 17-19, 2025, New Delhi, India
Coordinated by the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre with the Government of India
The 2nd World Health Organization (WHO) Traditional Medicine Global Summit will take place from
December 17-19, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India. The Global Summit will bring
together up to 5’500 (500 in-person and 5,000 online) participants over three days of sharing,
collaboration, and action to advance the objectives of the new WHO Global Strategy for Traditional
Medicine (2025-2034), adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 2025.
Vision: Restoring well-being and balance for our lives and world through insights from traditional
medicine and science.
Goal: WHO is committed to organizing a Global Traditional Medicine Summit every two years. The
first WHO Summit, in 2023, set a global agenda and raised the global visibility and political attention
to the traditional medicine around the world, concurrent with the G20 Summit in India under India’s
presidency. The 2025 Summit will deepen and broaden knowledge of traditional practices linked to
scientific advances to enhance health and well-being and restore balance. The contribution of
traditional medicine to the improvement of national health systems will also be highlighted.
Together, Summit participants will advance the development of an inclusive global movement to
uphold the rights of all people to access comprehensive resources for health and well-being.
Rationale: The Summit will advance the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy for
Traditional Medicine (2025–2034), adopted at WHA78. Bringing together policymakers with
scientists, academics, health practitioners, and civil society, the Summit will focus on shared
knowledge and approaches to integrate evidence-based traditional medicine in health systems,
promote access and equity, and strengthen sustainability. As the world grapples with NCDs, climate
change, AMR, and health inequities—against a backdrop of reduced investments—this is a critical
moment to reimagine healthcare. By blending scientific innovation with cultural wisdom, and
championing regulation and sustainability, the Summit will help advance Universal Health Coverage
and the Sustainable Development Goals, while inspiring a global movement for health and
planetary balance.
2025 Summit theme:
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Restoring balance for people and planet: The science and practice of health and well-being
Discussions will be framed by the objectives of the new WHO Global Traditional Medicine Strategy,
informed by the Gujarat Declaration, which capped the first WHO Traditional Medicine Global
Summit in August 2023. Multistakeholder dialogue and actions to advance science, innovation,
community experience, and advocacy will be based on the latest available evidence and data. An
interactive “experience space/ exhibition” will complement the Summit proceedings, available for in-
person and online participation.
Hybrid event: The 2025 WHO TM Global Summit will invite up to 500 invited delegates across all
WHO regions for dialogue, political engagement, and multistakeholder action, engaging Indigenous
Peoples, practitioners and health professional groups, Governments, youth groups, non-
governmental organizations, academia, and the private sector. The Summit will also offer an
interactive virtual platform for up to 5,000 online participants. It will unite and amplify the outcomes
of national and regional meetings on traditional medicine, guided by a global roadmap of pre-Summit
events and opportunities in 2025.
Participation: Indigenous Peoples, Government leaders, practitioners, health professionals, faith
leaders, academics and researchers, media, private sector, NGOs, user groups, and others.
In person – Up to 500 delegates, invitations and registration organized by six WHO regional
offices
Online – Open registration of up to 5,000 participants from all regions. Programming to be live-
streamed and recorded for post-Summit access, including post-Summit launch of high-level
interviews recorded during the Summit. UN language translations and sign language.
Summit Highlights
Champions: Nobel winners, heads of state, faith and indigenous community leaders, Earth Elders
on how traditional medicine can advance peace, stability, inter-connectedness and well-being at
a time of global fragility and crisis;
Commitments: New innovations and investments in traditional medicine for the well-being of
societies and economies to advance the strategic objectives of the WHO Global Traditional
Medicine Strategy, 2025-2034
Launches including:
o WHO Global TM Library on Traditional Medicine;
o WHO Bulletin special issue on Traditional Medicine;
o Health Heritage Innovations (H2I) Investment Pipeline;
o Global TM Research Priorities and Roadmap;
o TM Systems Framework and Data Network;
o Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Exchange.
Plenaries: Restoring balance: The science and practice of traditional medicine; Building the Global
TM Innovation and Investment ecosystem; Indigenous Knowledge Exchange for Biodiversity and
Health; Evidence, Equity, Environment: Operational Principles in TM
Parallel sessions: TM strategy objectives: Research, Integration, Regulation, & Collaboration;
Immersive interactive TM experience space: Innovative, immersive "experience space", exploring
how TM is essential to past, present and future medical and scientific frontiers. Participants can
test their knowledge and learn new skills, in science and practice, to restore balance.
Ministerial Round Table- It provides a platform for sharing best practices, policy frameworks, and
evidence for the safe and effective integration of TM. The roundtable seeks to identify
opportunities for cross-country collaboration and capacity building, while exploring sustainable
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financing and partnerships to advance TM research, innovation, and digital health solutions,
thereby enhancing the global contribution of TM to universal health coverage and resilient
healthcare systems.
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Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,
Please find attached, in the six official languages, the concept note
referenced in C.L.29.2025 regarding the second WHO Traditional Medicine
Global Summit (17-19 December 2025).
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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Subject: C.L.29.2025 (2nd WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit)
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,
Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.29.2025 regarding
the second WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit (17-19 December 2025).
Should you have questions regarding C.L.29.2025 please send an email to
[email protected] <mailto:
[email protected]> .
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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