Dear Colleagues,

I came back half-sick from the World Health Summit (11-13 Oct) in Berlin, in spite of its theme “From Crisis to Resilience”. And so, while waiting for an ‘innovation’ to get me going again,  I’ll keep it short in today’s intro. In case you’re interested in my short take on the WHS, see IHP- WHS 2026: a few quick reflections from Berlin (from Wednesday morning). PS: quick suggestion already for the organizers for next year: Isabelle Weber would be a great keynote speaker. Let’s invite her before it’s too late. Heck, let her address the ‘Signature event’, right after a video from Merz : )

In today’s Feat article section, we also have contributions from Merette Khalil and first-time participant Antoine de Bengyi Puyvallée on the WHS, weighing in from various angles. As well as a blunt take from a few other first-time (and rather shocked) participants.  So a whole spectre, in line with what Priti Patnaik argued in her  Berlin Missive  about the WHS, “Love it, or...