Angela Coulter, Geneva Immersion 2026 Final Reflection

In May 2026, I participated in a global health immersion in Geneva, Switzerland, during the 79th World Health Assembly, attending side events, WHO presentations, and visiting institutions including the Global Fund, IFRC, and the United Nations. What Geneva confirmed, both in its formal sessions and in its daily life, is something I had already come to understand through years of practice: the gap between what the evidence says and what people actually experience in their lives is the most consequential space in public health. This is what I am committed to closing.