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Action for Global Health was formed by 15non-governmental organisations andcharities in 2006. Current partners are based inBrussels,France,Germany, theNetherlands,Italy,Spain and theUK and has over 30 member NGOs across these countries.Interact Worldwide provides the overall co-ordination for the network.[1]
The overarching goal of Action for Global Health is increased support fromEurope to enabledeveloping countries to make substantial progress towards the healthMillennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Action for Global Health's members are monitoring the actions and policies ofEuropean governments for how they affect health in developing countries, influencing decision-makers to improve their practice and by inviting otherNGOs and civil society organisations to join with the Action for Global Health to build a European campaign. The Action for Global Health wants to see ourgovernments, theprivate sector and European institutions fulfill the promises they have made on reducing rates of infant andmaternal mortality and slowing down the spread oftransmissible diseases in the world's poorest countries. In particular, the Action for Global Health wants to see much greater support for the development and strengthening ofhealth systems, through proper financing, retention of staff and ensuring equitable access.
Three Main Goals:
In 2007, Action for Global Health partners published their first set of policy reports "Health Warning" in six different versions:Brussels,France,Germany,Italy,Spain and theUK:
WhyEurope must act now to rescue the healthMillennium Development Goals (MDGs). Action for Global Health is concerned that Europe is not yet doing enough to supportdeveloping countries achieve the health MDGs by 2015. The focus of this first report is on funding provided by European governments for health in developing countries through their Official Development Assistance (ODA).
Le sujet de ce rapport porte sur les financements de l'accès à la santé et aux soins de santé dans les pays en développement. Ce rapport montre que la faiblesse des budgets alloués à la santé par les gouvernements européens accentue les inégalités dans ce domaine entre pays développés pays en développement.
Im Mittelpunkt dieses ersten Berichts stehen die von den europäischen Regierungen durch ihre öffentliche Entwicklungshilfe (ODA) bereitgestellten Mittel für Gesundheit in den Entwicklungsländern.
TheItalian edition of the Action for Global Health report "Health Warning" was launched inRome on 18 September. Allarme Salute presents a study about whatItalian Government has been doing since 2000 on financingMDGs focusing on health and which are the most important issues to face in this field.
ALERTA DE SALUD: Por qué Europa debe actuar ya para cumplir los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio en materia de salud.Acción por la Salud Global está preocupada porque Europa no está haciendo lo necesario para que los países en desarrollo cumplan los ODM de salud para 2015. El enfoque de este primer informe se centra en la financiación que los gobiernos europeos están destinando a través de la AOD a la salud para los países en desarrollo. Además, incluye un análisis específico sobre los compromisos de España con los ODM de salud.
WhyEurope and theUK must act now to rescue the health MDGs. This version of the report includes a chapter on the UK's role in financing the health MDGs and calls on theUK Government to prioritise this area early in order to enable developing countries achieve the health MDGs by 2015.
The network was initiated through a grant from theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of their support for global health advocacy. Similar networks on reproductive health,malaria andtuberculosis have been funded.
When established in 2006 the grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was administered by Action Aid as the European Network on Global Health.
At the first meeting of network staff funded by the grant, in Paris in February 2007, the partners established the nameAction for Global Health and a three line tag line to outline its vision and purpose:Full Funding,Strong Systems,Fair Access.
At this time the partners were:
EU - Brussels:European Public Health Alliance,Marie-Stopes International,Stop Aids Alliance
France:Médecins du Monde,Global Health Advocates
Germany:Terre des hommes (Hilfe für kinder in Not),Welthungerhilfe
Italy:AIDOS,CESTAS
Spain:Medicos del mundo,Spanish Association of Family Planning
UK:International HIV AIDS Alliance,Interact,TB Alert,
After the first full period of funding from the BMGF for AFGH ended in 2011 it was renewed with Plan Interact administering the grant to the network in place of Action Aid.
The 15 partner organisations across six European countries are: