JA GHI Italy – EU Global Health Strategy awareness survey dashboard, interactive
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Respondents
0
Know the EU strategy
very well (33%)
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, very well 33.3%
Yes, partially 50%
No 8.3%
Don't know 8.3%
How respondents became aware of the EU strategy
How did your institution become aware of it?
National global health strategy in Italy
Are you aware of whether your country has a National Strategy for Global Health?
Yes (standalone) 12.5%
Yes (embedded) 4.2%
No 58.3%
Don't know 25%
Awareness of Italy's Global Health Ambassador
Are you aware if your country has a Global Health Ambassador?
Yes 8.3%
No 37.5%
Don't know 54.2%
Communication channels used by stakeholders (% of 141 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?
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 37.5%
Yes, informal 8.3%
No 20.8%
Don't know 33.3%
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 8.7%
Yes, but indirectly 4.2%
No 58.3%
Don't know 25%
No response 4.2%
Key messages
This is a summary of the key messages emerging from the open-ended responses of the Italian stakeholders surveyed, organized by theme.
01
Need for alignment
National strategy ↔ EU strategy
- Alignment is considered essential by almost all respondents: it strengthens synergies, coherence and efficiency, avoiding duplication and optimizing shared resources and tools.
- It is seen as a driver of coordinated and effective responses to global challenges — pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, climate-related health risks — while strengthening Europe's collective influence in international fora and supporting uniform health standards across Member States.
- National strategies should retain flexibility and local focus, while remaining consistent with EU priorities: alignment as complementarity, not uniformity, fostering cooperation between national and European levels.
- Some responses link alignment to safeguarding the right to health and the public nature of healthcare systems, amid growing trends of privatization — key to protecting universal access, equity, and the sustainability of the Italian National Health Service (SSN).
02
Communication and implementation
Disseminate, engage, implement
- Communication should be multi-level and inclusive: national and regional institutions, government agencies, international organizations, civil society, media, health professionals, academia and young people.
- Awareness of the Strategy in Italy remains low: broad and structured outreach is needed.
- Mixed communication approach: formal institutional tools (policy briefs, reports, newsletters, websites) combined with participatory and digital channels (social media, podcasts, webinars, conferences) — with schools and universities playing an active role in education and awareness-raising.
- Some suggest international forums and tailored training programs to encourage dialogue, knowledge sharing and advocacy capacity on Global Health.
- Implementation priorities: systematic stakeholder involvement in implementation and monitoring/evaluation, coordination across national/regional/EU levels (ECDC, EMA, State–Regions Conference), national and regional focal points, measurable indicators.
- Widespread call for a collaborative, non-bureaucratic governance model, built on existing networks and dialogue.
03
National strategy
A definition that is still unclear
- The majority of respondents correctly state that Italy does not have a National Strategy for Global Health.
- Some respondents — including those holding important positions in the health sector — claim the opposite, suggesting that in Italy the definition of Global Health Strategy is not very clear in these cases.
- Among those who answer "no" or "don't know", 100% believe it would be useful and important to have a National Strategy.
04
National coordination and key actors
Who does what, and how they talk to each other
- The main Global Health actors in Italy include — among others — the Ministry of Health, MAECI, AICS, MEF, and ISS (Istituto Superiore di Sanità).
- There is no single mechanism coordinating all actors, but bilateral and thematic collaborations are active.
- Concrete example: the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy and Finance coordinate through the G20 Finance-Health Task Force, co-chaired by Italy, on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
