A reaction by the GH CSO Coalition to the European Commission’s first implementation report: analysis, reaction, recommendations.
On Thursday 10th July, the European Commission published its first Report on the implementation of the EU Global Health Strategy (GHS), which aims to showcase progress and key action taken since adoption of the GHS in November 2022. The GHS establishes global health as a core pillar of the EU’s external policy: a key document, it sets out concrete action for the EU to fully embrace its role as a global health leader that it sought to play during the pandemic, to reaffirm health as a major geopolitical priority and to sustain it with adequate financing.
The GH CSO Coalition welcomes the EU’s continuous efforts in improving global health, and the ambitions set in the Strategy, and sincerely appreciates the Commission’s openness to dialogue with Civil Society Organisations carried out over the past months. As we near the half-way mark of the GHS, it is crucial that the EU provides clarity on the details of this report, to ensure accountability and adaptability.