World Health Foundation (WHF) is a private, non- profit charity. It undertakes the mission to build an international health platform for communication among global health organizations and their members, including government agencies, businesses, associations, and academies It focuses on BT technology, medicine, disease prevention, healthcare and health education. On this basis, it furthers the dialogue among global health leaders, and accelerates the demonstration and commercialization of health research findings for a healthier China, and a healthier world at large.

In April 2017, WHF, International Ocean institute, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University co-hosted the "Healthy Oceans-Health Coast" International Leadership Conference towards achieving SDG 14. This conference was regarded as another high-level international forum for solving global ocean issues after the 33rd annual World Conference on Oceanic Peace held in Beijing in 2010. Nearly 100 official and unofficial representatives from 12 countries and regions such as China, the United States, Switzerland, Malta, France, Canada, Sweden and Germany attended this event.

In November 2018, The inaugural Xiong’An International Health Forum hosted by WHF was held in Langfang, Hebei Province, China. This three-day event featured 2 main sessions, 8 panel sessions, 12 thematic dialogue sessions, and 1 award ceremony. Some 700 people – including nearly 60 foreign guests – attended the forum. Among them were 9 academicians and Nobel Prize winners, over 110 scholars and professors, and more than 50 business executives from the global health sectors. They represented 11 renowned universities, 22 top-level hospitals hospitals, and over 50 listed or major unlisted companies. The event was covered by mainstream media including the CCTV and Xinhua News Agency with over 40 reports.