JA GHI Ireland – EU Global Health Strategy awareness survey dashboard, interactive
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Respondents
0
Know the EU strategy
very well (50%)
100%
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 50%
Yes, only to an extent 50%
How respondents became aware of the EU strategy
How did your institution become aware of it?
National global health strategy in Ireland
Are you aware of whether your country has a National Strategy for Global Health?
Yes (a standalone one) 50%
No 50%
Awareness of Ireland's Global Health Ambassador
Are you aware if your country has a Global Health Ambassador?
Yes 50%
No 50%
Communication channels used by stakeholders (% of 22 responses)
What are the most important communication channels your organization uses to receive, provide, and share information on relevant Global Health work?
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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, informal 100%
Involvement in EU global health reporting and implementation
Is your institution involved in reporting to EU organizations/institutions about Global Health Initiatives and its implementation?
Yes, directly 50%
No 50%
Key messages
This is a summary of the key messages emerging from the open-ended responses of the Irish stakeholders surveyed, organized by theme.
01
Need for alignment
National strategy ↔ EU strategy
- Both respondents agree it is important that national and EU Global Health strategies are aligned, viewing alignment as a way to improve coherence, coordination, collaboration, and synergies.
- Aligning national and EU global health strategies is seen as enabling a more effective contribution to Global Health overall.
02
Communication and implementation
Disseminate, engage, implement
- Both respondents agree on the need to further disseminate information about the EU Global Health Strategy, addressed in particular to Government and Ministries.
- Respondents recommend involving Finance Ministries, global corporations, economic development agencies, and both the Department of Health and the Department of Foreign Affairs, particularly through aid programmes.
- Health Expert Group meetings are seen as key to advancing the EU Global Health Initiative agenda.
- Financial sustainability and measurable impact are considered necessary tools to reinforce the strategy and address poverty.
- Communication channels used to share Global Health work are varied and evenly spread across official publications, institutional meetings, conferences, websites, scientific publications, social media, and webinars; recommended dissemination channels include social media, alongside other tailored approaches.
- Only half of respondents report their institution is directly involved in reporting to EU organizations/institutions about Global Health initiatives and implementation.
03
National strategy
Mixed awareness, shared appetite for one
- Respondents are evenly split: one indicates Ireland has a stand-alone National Strategy for Global Health, citing Irish Aid programmes launched years ago, while the other reports the country does not have one.
- Among those who answer "no", 100% believe it would be useful and important to have a National Strategy for Global Health.
- Respondents are also split on awareness of a Global Health Ambassador for Ireland, with one aware of its existence and one not.
04
National coordination and key actors
Who does what, and how they talk to each other
- The main Global Health actors in Ireland include Irish Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs), the Health Service Executive, the Department of Health, the IRC, and other public authorities and foundations.
- Both respondents agree there is a coordination mechanism among these actors, describing it as informal.
- When asked to describe it, one respondent points to ongoing collaboration, while the other reports not knowing the specifics.
- Ireland's Global Health portfolio includes long-running initiatives such as the COSECSA/RCSI Collaboration Programme (2007–2024) and country partnerships with Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Zambia, alongside humanitarian assistance to Ukraine (2022–2024).
