About the Global Health Hub – The Netherlands
Why the Global Health Hub was established
The Global Health Hub is a multisectoral community of national stakeholders that are active in the field of global health. It was established as a result of the Global Health Strategy, serving as an implementation tool to achieve the goals and objectives outlined in this strategy. Learn more about the Global Health Strategy, in effect from 2023 to 2030, below:
Health challenges don’t stop at borders. This was made painfully clear by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, there is great inequality; around a third of the world’s population has no access to essential health services. This also affects public health in the Netherlands. It is vital, therefore, that the Netherlands works to improve the health system in other countries. In October 2022, the government adopted the Dutch Global Health Strategy. It sets out the Netherlands’ commitment to strengthening cooperation, sharing knowledge and experience and defending human rights in order to improve public health worldwide.
How the Global Health Hub achieves its goals
The Global Health Hub should lead the way towards a global health system, by bringing together parties from different sectors that are active in the field of global health. Aiming to build upon existing partnerships as well as establish new and meaningful collaborations.
The partners of the Global Health Hub will join forces to contribute to:
- More knowledge exchange and intersectoral partnerships;
- Streamlining and coordinating actions;
- Encouraging innovation;
- International and interministerial policy coherence;
- Pioneering advocacy by various parties in the Hub.
The Hub's focus areas are the priorities identified in the Global Health Strategy. To find the best solution to each issue, three Communities of Practice (CoP) have been set up, each focusing on one particular theme:
- CoP1: Strengthening the global health architecture and national health systems;
- CoP2: Improving international pandemic preparedness and minimising cross-border health threats;
- CoP3: Addressing the impact of climate change on public health, and vice versa.
Why the Global Health Hub emphasises the importance of public health for young people, and vice versa
Improving young people’s health worldwide is a priority for the Global Health Hub. It actively encourages meaningful participation by young people in the various phases of policymaking (design, implementation and evaluation), strategies and programmes that will affect them and the world in which they live. A Youth Advisory Committee, consisting of young people from around the world with expertise in various health themes, has been established to advise the network.
How the Global Health Partnership Programme serves as another implementation tool of the Global Health Strategy
While the Global Health Hub brings together multisectoral partners to strengthen global health efforts, the Global Health Partnership Programme (GHPP) serves as another key implementation tool to implement the goals and objectives of the Global Health Strategy, focusing on government-to-government (G2G) collaborations. By working directly with strategic partner countries, the GHPP tackles urgent global health challenges that comply with the priorities of the strategy, such as pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the impact of climate change on health. Through knowledge exchange and joint initiatives, the programme enhances the resilience of health systems worldwide—benefiting both partner countries and the Netherlands.
Learn more about the Global Health Partnership Programme and its ongoing projects