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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2026/2731(RSP)) 2026-09-09

On strengthening global health resilience in partner countries

on behalf of the Committee on Development · Rapporteur: Barry Andrews

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Parliament calls for stronger global health resilience in partner countries, treating health investment as a strategic priority for EU and global security. It asks the Commission to back the Global Health Resilience Initiative with political and financial commitments, a roadmap, an accountability framework and measurable objectives. It calls for support to country-led health systems, health sovereignty, universal health coverage, climate-resilient health systems and action on gender and maternal health gaps. It urges the EU to promote local manufacturing, technology transfer, intellectual property flexibilities and diversified supply chains for medicines, vaccines and diagnostics. It reaffirms support for multilateralism with the WHO at its centre, and calls for action against health disinformation and misinformation in partner countries.

Key points

  1. Parliament recognises the urgent need to help systems, communities and institutions worldwide prevent, prepare for, absorb and adapt to global health threats.
  2. It stresses that strengthening global health resilience is both a development objective and a strategic investment in European and global security and stability.
  3. It calls for concrete political and financial commitments to uphold global health as a universal right and global public good, including through Global Gateway.
  4. It asks the Commission to engage civil society organisations, local communities and community health workers in the implementation and governance of the Global Health Resilience Initiative.
  5. It notes with concern that cuts in official development assistance for health weaken global and European health security, and wants resources focused on measurable outcomes and country ownership.
  6. It calls for the One Health approach to be integrated across EU global health and development actions, and for integrated, country-led preparedness systems instead of pathogen-specific approaches.
  7. It calls for support to universally accessible, country-led health systems, stronger governance and domestic resource mobilisation, and universal health coverage in partner countries.
  8. It calls for climate-resilient health systems and expresses concern over the Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, urging support for emergency services and medical countermeasures.
  9. It calls for regional and national stockpiles of essential medical countermeasures, a differentiated approach in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, and action on gender disparities in health.
  10. It stresses that private investment under the initiative must support public health objectives and cannot substitute for predictable public financing, and calls for technology transfer and TRIPS flexibilities.
  11. It calls for investment in health workers, research and academic partnerships, diversified supply chains, local and regional manufacturing, and transparency on pharmaceutical research funding.
  12. It reaffirms support for multilateralism with the WHO at its centre, calls for increased support to the WHO, Gavi, the Global Fund and CEPI, and for action against health disinformation.

Who is affected

  • Partner countries, especially low-income, fragile and conflict-affected settings, would receive support for health systems, preparedness and local manufacturing.
  • Women and girls in partner countries, who face gender inequalities in health outcomes and funding, are targeted for maternal, child and sexual and reproductive health support.
  • The Commission is asked to present a roadmap, accountability framework and reporting on the Global Health Resilience Initiative.
  • Member states are called on to coordinate with the EU on global health, joint programming and replenishment of international health initiatives.
  • Multilateral organisations such as the WHO, Gavi, the Global Fund and CEPI are to receive increased EU political and financial support.

Figures and deadlines

  • Global health funding fell by more than 50 % between 2021 and 2025, with further reductions expected by 2030.
  • The Pandemic Agreement of the World Health Organization is dated 20 May 2025.
  • The One Health joint plan of action runs from 2022 to 2026.
  • The Commission communication ‘Reinforcing global health resilience amidst geopolitical change’ is dated 13 May 2026.
  • The UN Sustainable Development Goals report cited is that of 2025.
  • Land use change and destruction of natural habitats are said to be responsible for at least half of emerging zoonoses.

Legal basis: Article 6 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, cited on human health protection as a Member State competence.

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