May 19, 2026 | 09:30-11:00 CET during the World Health Assembly in Geneva

The roundtable “Migration, displacement and health: an increasing global health priority in a changing world” will bring together a small group of 25-40 participants from policy, practice, academia and multilateral organisations. The intention is to create a space for open and focused discussion on what is realistically actionable in the current funding and geopolitical environment. While there is increasing recognition of the importance of migration, displacement and health, there remains a gap between this recognition and the implementation of coherent, scalable policy responses. The roundtable follows on from the joint open call by The Virchow Foundation and other leading health organizations in May 2025 to uphold refugee and migrant health as a global public health priority; and the side event to the World Health Summit in October 2025 (https://joint-call.org).

The session will be held under a Chatham House-style format and will prioritise discussion over formal presentations. It will focus in particular on identifying practical entry points for strengthening inclusion within health systems, and on how this agenda can be sustained within broader health system and health security priorities.

The event is being convened by:

• Norwegian Institute of Public Health
• Geneva Health Forum
• 4EU+ Alliance
• Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies
• Centre for Global Health Systems and Policy, University College London
• Virchow Foundation
• Lancet Migration