JA GHI Denmark – EU Global Health Strategy awareness survey dashboard, interactive
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Respondents
0
Know the EU strategy
very well (25%)
0%
Support alignment national - EU strategy
0%
Want national strategy
0%
Favour wider dissemination
0%
Responding stakeholders
Awareness of the EU Global Health Strategy
Is your institution aware of the existence of the EU Global Health Strategy and of its content?
Yes, well aware 25%
Yes, only to an extent 62.5%
Don't know 12.5%
How respondents became aware of the EU strategy
How did your institution become aware of it?
National global health strategy in Denmark
Are you aware of whether your country has a National Strategy for Global Health?
No 75%
Don't know 25%
Awareness of Denmark's Global Health Ambassador
Are you aware if your country has a Global Health Ambassador?
No 75%
Don't know 25%
Target audiences for EU strategy communication
To which stakeholders should the communication on the EU Global Health Strategy be addressed?
Recommended communication channels
Which communication channels should be used to further disseminate information about the EU Global Health Strategy and its contents?
Coordination among key actors
Is there a formal or informal coordination mechanism among the actors holding major responsibilities for launching, financing, implementing Global Health initiatives/projects?
Yes, formal 12.5%
Yes, informal 50.0%
No 12.5%
Don't know 25.0%
Key messages
This is a summary of the key messages emerging from the open-ended responses of the Danish stakeholders surveyed, organized by theme.
01
Need for alignment
National strategy ↔ EU strategy
- All respondents (100%) agree that alignment between national and EU Global Health strategies is important, since Global Health is a borderless challenge.
- Denmark respondents recognize the value of having a National Strategy for Global Health; the Ministry of the Interior and Health is currently drafting one, to be launched in 2025.
- While Denmark already has various health strategies, a dedicated Global Health strategy could enhance coherence, especially with a stronger focus on development cooperation.
- Some argue that individual National Strategies may not be strictly necessary if EU coordination is strong, but caution that misalignment between national and EU levels would be problematic.
02
Communication and implementation
Disseminate, engage, implement
- Communication about the EU-GHI should target a wide audience: governments, ministries, civil society organizations, global partners, youth, universities and Permanent Missions in Geneva.
- Emphasis is placed on involving young people and educational institutions to foster long-term engagement with Global Health issues.
- Communication methods should combine formal and informal channels: institutional meetings, conferences, email, social media, newsletters and bilateral events.
- WHO country offices and Geneva-based institutions are suggested as potential hosts for awareness-raising events.
- Coordination efforts must ensure consistent messaging across stakeholders at multiple levels, using both digital and in-person platforms.
- To strengthen implementation, Denmark suggests leveraging existing forums for coordination between EU and national strategies, rather than creating new structures.
- Clear communication of the strategy's mission and vision, especially in relation to WHO processes in Geneva, is seen as key to strengthening implementation.
- Financial support linked to milestones and actions is suggested to ensure accountability and impact.
- Strengthening civil society partnerships, particularly those with ties to the Global South, is seen as a cost-effective way to spread awareness and ensure local impact.
- Dialogue with stakeholders is considered essential for implementation, alongside capacity building and knowledge-sharing mechanisms.
03
National strategy
A strategy in the making
- The majority of respondents (75%) state that Denmark does not currently have a National Strategy for Global Health, while 25% don't know.
- Among those who answer "no" or "don't know", 75% believe it would be useful and important to have a National Strategy, while the remaining 25% don't know.
- Denmark already has a relevant set of sector-specific strategies — including organisation strategies for WHO, UNAIDS, the Global Fund and GAVI, and Denmark's overarching Strategy for Development Cooperation ("The World We Share").
04
National coordination and key actors
Who does what, and how they talk to each other
- Key Global Health actors in Denmark include the Ministry of the Interior and Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Danish Health Authorities, Novo Nordisk Foundation and World Diabetes Foundation, alongside Statens Serum Institut, civil society networks (CISU, Globalt Fokus, IMCC) and WHO's EU headquarters, based in Denmark.
- Respondents report both formal and informal coordination mechanisms among these actors.
- Coordination is described mainly in terms of consultation, collaboration and communication between institutions.
