JA GHI Norway – EU Global Health Strategy awareness survey dashboard, interactive
View:
Respondent
0
Know the EU strategy
well aware (100%)
0%
N/A*
Support alignment national - EU strategy
Want national strategy
0%
Favour wider dissemination
0%
*Alignment would be important, but difficult because Norway is not EU member state
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 100%
How respondents became aware of the EU strategy
How did your institution become aware of it?
National global health strategy in Norway
Are you aware of whether your country has a National Strategy for Global Health?
No 100%
Awareness of Norway's Global Health Ambassador
Are you aware if your country has a Global Health Ambassador?
No 100%
Communication channels used by stakeholders
What are the most important communication channels your organization uses to receive, provide, and share information on relevant Global Health work?
Sort:
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 100%
Key messages
This is a summary of the key messages emerging from the open-ended responses of the Norwegian stakeholders surveyed, organized by theme.
01
Need for alignment
National strategy ↔ EU strategy
- Alignment is considered important but challenging, given that Norway is not an EU member state, which creates structural barriers to full strategic alignment.
- Despite non-membership, Norway actively participates in Global Health through principles and workstreams spelled out in annual budget proposals to Parliament, serving as a functional substitute for a dedicated national strategy.
- The respondent emphasizes the value of equal partnership in dialogues with LMIC governments as a key dimension of meaningful alignment with EU Global Health principles.
02
Communication and implementation
Disseminate, engage, implement
- Communication should target governments (Ministries of Health and Finance in LMICs), global partners (Gavi, GFF, UNICEF, WHO, other UN bodies, AU/Africa CDC), and philanthropic actors (Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust).
- Key channels identified are strategic dialogue and board meetings with partners — emphasizing high-level, structured engagement over broad public communication.
- The respondent calls for broader dissemination to key actors in member states to strengthen the EU Global Health Initiative's reach and impact.
- A stronger emphasis on equal partnership in dialogues with LMIC governments is highlighted as essential to legitimate and effective implementation.
03
National strategy
Participation without a formal strategy
- Norway does not have a formal National Strategy for Global Health.
- However, Norway's active Global Health engagement is operationalized through annual budget proposals to Parliament, which set out principles and workstreams for participation.
- The respondent considers it useful and important to have a dedicated National Strategy for Global Health.
04
National coordination and key actors
Who does what, and how they talk to each other
- The main Global Health actors in Norway include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Norad, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Norwegian Directorate for Health, and the Ministry of Health.
- A formal coordination mechanism exists among these actors, operationalized through informal and formal meetings between Norad and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH).
- Norway does not have a Global Health Ambassador.
