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The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) have both taken on board a policy document on global health created by the European Partnership for Global Health (EPGH), a European Foundation Centre (EFC) member-led initiative. European Perspectives on Global Health: A Policy Glossary sets out a comprehensive framework for a possible European agenda and strategy on global health. I very much welcome the Glossary, says Robert Madelin, Director-General for Health and Consumer Protection at the Commission. It identies and explains the global health challenges we are facing in a very clear and objective way, and provides an excellent basis for further discussion on how to tackle these challenges For the Commission it is important to get input to the new Health Strategy from a broad range of stakeholders, including foundations, many of whom are very active in the health sector. The Glossary is a very valuable contribution in this process. The EU is increasingly being called upon to show leadership in shaping this agenda beyond its borders, which is why global health will be a key element in the new Health Strategy to be adopted by the Commission this year. Indeed, the Global Health Policy Glossary aims to serve as a catalyst for engagement and action by a variety of European stakeholders to promote the global health agenda, and as a framework for dialogue and collaboration. Designed to inform policy deliberations in the wider political, social and economic spheres, the Glossary calls for a European strategy for global health. Foundations can be crucial players and valuable partners in advancing the global health agenda and in helping to shape policy in this eld. In response to the new global health challenges, the WHO is strengthening its collaboration with the EU and its institutions, in particular the Commission, Presidency and Parliament. A new WHO strategy on cooperation with the EU for the period 2006-2015 is under development. WHO-EU strategic cooperation needs to be further scaled up. It is an opportune moment, says Susanne WeberMosdorf, Assistant Director-General for Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments at the WHO. Weber-Mosdorf sees the Glossary as a useful document that sets out the challenges in global health. She believes the document will raise awareness about these challenges and the need for inter-sectoral collaboration to tackle them. Moreover, she notes that the glossary is a starting point for dialogue between actors involved in global health, including WHO and foundations. ability to invest for the long term. Madelin stresses that stakeholder participation is a core principle of good governance at both the EU and global levels: Foundations are key actors in health policy, through funding initiatives and policy dialogue, and we value their contribution. They have an important role to play, particularly in raising awareness and mobilising actors involved in global health. Only with a joint effort will we make global health a priority on the international agenda. The Glossary maps the many dimensions of global health, the major players involved, and the steps that have been taken, as well as gaps that need to be addressed. It provides foundations and their partners with a handy road map for action as part of a European strategy for global health. It is hoped that foundations will get more engaged with global health issues, and closer and more long-term collaboration between foundations and international institutions, such as the European Commission and the WHO, will become a cornerstone of global health policy at the European level. The EFCs EPGH is keen to work with the foundation sector and these institutions to strengthen such collaboration. Nyegosh Dube, EFC The Glossary was commissioned by the EFC European Partnership for Global Health and produced by a group of global health experts from Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with the support of Fundao Calouste Gulbenkian, The Nufeld Trust, Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, and the Universal Education Foundation. To download the glossary, go to: www.efc.be/4209

For the Commission it is important to get input to the new Health Strategy from a broad range of stakeholders, including foundations.
Robert Madelin, European Commission

On January 15th 2007, the day the Glossary was rst presented to Genevabased international organisations and the diplomatic, academic and foundation communities, EPGH representatives met with WeberMosdorf as a rst step towards establishing such a dialogue with the WHO. Weber-Mosdorf recognised the important role foundations can play in shaping policy and supporting pilot initiatives to identify new approaches to global health issues, thanks to their independence, convening power and

EFFECT | spring 2007

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