Action for Global Health
Action for Global Health was formed by 15 non-governmental organisations based in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the UK and Brussels. The overarching goal of Action for Global Health is increased support from Europe to enable developing countries to make substantial progress towards the health Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Interact Worldwide is a key member of the group.
There are three strategic goals:
1. Increased commitment and action from European governments - primarily the EU institutions, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and Spain - to support the achievement of the Health MDGs in low and middle-income countries; including higher and better-focused financial contributions to health and health-system strengthening.
2. Increased capacity, engagement and effectiveness of European NGOs' advocacy in support of the Health MDGs, with improved policy analysis and networking with the NGO and development policy community (recognising the role of health as a key lever of development).
3. Increased support from European civil society and the private sector for the achievement of the Health MDGs in low and middle-income countries, including a higher profile for global health in European media.
What's New?
On the occasion of the World Health Day, over fifty people, representing civil society, academia and other organisations, attended the launch of the third UK Action for Global Health Policy Report entitled ‘Health in Crisis' - Why, in a time of economic crisis, Europe must do more than ever to achieve the health MDGs. It examines Europe's role in meeting their commitments made last year in Accra, New York and Doha looking particuarly at the opportunity of the current economic context to do things differently. The launch, in collaboration with London School of Economics Health Department, was chaired by Alvaro Bermejo, Executive Director of International HIV/AIDS Alliance, one of the 3 partners of the AfGH in the UK, and had presentations from Jenny Borden, Chief-Executive, Interact Worldwide, Alistair McGuire, Professor of Health Economics, LSE, Peter Colenso, Head of Human Development, DFID, and Rotimi Sankore, Coordinator of the 15% Campaign, Africa Public Health Alliance, Nigeria. The panel presentations were followed by lively discussion on topics ranging from IMF conditionality to health worker migration and population growth.
Rebecka Rosenquist is Interact Worldwide's Action for Global Health representative.
To find out more about Action for Global Health please visit our website.