JA GHI Croatia – EU Global Health Strategy awareness survey dashboard, interactive
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Respondents
0
Know the EU strategy
very well (33.3%)
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 33.3%
Yes, only to an extent 66.7%
How respondents became aware of the EU strategy
How did your institution become aware of it?
National global health strategy in Croatia
Are you aware of whether your country has a National Strategy for Global Health?
No 100%
Awareness of Croatia's Global Health Ambassador
Are you aware whether your country has a Global Health Ambassador?
No 100%
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?
Approaches to strengthen GH strategy implementation
How can the EU Global Health Strategy implementation be strengthened in terms of coordination of actions, follow-up, and dialogue with stakeholders, considering existing structures and mechanisms?
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 66.7%
No 33.3%
Key messages
This is a summary of the key messages emerging from the open-ended responses of the Croatian stakeholders surveyed, organized by theme.
01
Need for alignment
National strategy ↔ EU strategy
- All 3 respondents (100%) consider alignment between national and EU global health strategies important.
- Alignment on key principles and overall objectives is seen as essential to strengthening the EU's collective voice on the global stage and ensuring better coordination, particularly in emergency situations. National strategies can retain distinct ambitions tailored to country-specific priorities.
- An aligned strategy should address a wide range of interconnected issues: pandemics, health system strengthening, access to healthcare, environmental health, food security, and the link between global health and peace.
- Effective implementation depends on cooperation across multiple actors: national governments, international organizations (such as WHO), civil society, NGOs, and academia — enabling consensus building, resource mobilization, and more effective responses to global health priorities.
02
Communication and implementation
Disseminate, engage, implement
- Communication must extend beyond traditional governmental channels and actively involve civil society, citizens, health workers, and policy decision-makers working on foreign affairs and health who are not always included in institutional dialogues.
- A range of tools should ensure broad outreach: official publications, strategic documents, national and international media, social media platforms, and EU Delegations and Missions. Tailoring communication to different audiences helps raise awareness and engagement across sectors and regions.
- Stronger political commitment — through concrete decisions by governments and parliaments — is considered essential to reinforce implementation.
- Frequent dialogue and briefings with EU Member States can enhance coordination, transparency, and alignment in the execution of the strategy.
03
National strategy
Not yet, but considered essential
- Croatia does not have a National Strategy for Global Health and has no Global Health Ambassador — both confirmed unanimously (100%) by all respondents.
- Despite this absence, 100% of respondents consider it important and useful to develop a national strategy for Global Health.
- Key global health activities in Croatia are currently referenced through WHA resolutions: WHA75 (2022) on health workforce, WHA76 (2023) on rehabilitation, and WHA77 (2024) on health emergency preparedness and national health visioning.
04
National coordination and key actors
Who does what, and how they talk to each other
- 2 out of 3 respondents (66.7%) report the existence of a formal coordination mechanism; 1 out of 3 says none exists.
- Key actors identified include: the Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ), HZZO, MIZ, the Government, Parliament, Center of Global Health, and the School of Public Health "Andrija Štampar".
- Concrete, actionable steps and stronger political commitment from governments and parliaments are seen as essential to reinforce GH strategy implementation and ensure consistent follow-up.
