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Planetary Health Spring School Geneva 2026

Spring School Global Health 2026

Planetary Health

Health in the Triple Planetary Crisis

The Spring School of Global Health 2026 will take place in Geneva from Monday 16 March to Friday 20 March and will focus on Planetary Health.


Thematic

Over recent decades, improvements in public health, medicine, and development have led to remarkable gains in human well-being. At the same time, these advances have been accompanied by growing pressures on the earth & natural systems that sustain life. Rising temperatures, widespread environmental degradation, and increasing levels of pollution are reshaping the conditions in which people live, work, and age. These changes highlight a central insight of Planetary Health: human health cannot be separated from the health of the planet.


Outline

This Spring School examines Planetary Health through the lens of the triple planetary crisis: 1) climate change, 2) biodiversity loss, and 3) pollution, and their implications for human health. The week is structured around one main theme per day: an introduction to Planetary Health on Monday, followed by dedicated days on climate change and health, biodiversity loss and health, and pollution and health. The course concludes on Friday with a synthesis of key concepts and the presentation of a group assignment.

Sessions will take place daily from approximately 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, with one free afternoon on Monday, 16 March, and a social event on the evening of Wednesday, 18 March.

A detailed program will be made available once speakers are confirmed.


ECTS Credits and Fees

Course is granted  2 ECTS (Europeen Credits Transfer System) corresponding to 25-30 hours of study work.

  • SSPH+ PhD students : CHF 700 
  • externals: CHF 1400 


Other Credits 

the Spring School courses are acknowledged by the Swiss Medical Society of Public Health (Schweizerische Gesellschaft der Fachärztinnen und Fachärzte für Prävention und Gesundheitswesen). Medical practitioners, holders of a federal postgraduate qualification or a recognised foreign postgraduate qualification and practising  medicine in Switzerland, can be awarded 5 credits per day, up to a maximum of 25 credits for a full week curriculum.


Eligibility Requirements

Priority is given to PhD students registered at Swiss School of Public Health + (SSPH+), other PhD students, mission representatives and health attachés, participants from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and any other professionals or students equipped with master degrees in the (various) fields of Global Health.
 

Venues

This year's Spring School will be taking place in different locations around Geneva. Monday-Wednesday will take place at CMU which is located near the University Hospital. Thursday and Friday will take place at the Center for Humanitarian Studies in Jonction (Bvd. St. Georges). 


List of confirmed speakers