The EU and its Member States can create better health outcome for EU citizens and for others through
Sustained collective leadership in global health.
In our globalised world it is hard to separate national or EU-wide actions from global policy, as global health issues have an impact on internal Community health policy and vice versa.
The EC can contribute to global health by sharing its values, experience and expertise, as well as by taking concrete steps to improve health. Work can support efforts to ensure coherence between its internal and external health policies in attaining global health goals, to consider health as an important element in the fight against poverty through health-related aspects of external development cooperation with low income countries, to respond to health threats in third countries, and to encourage implementation of international health agreements such as
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หน้า 7-8The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) FrameWork Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and International Health Regulations(IHR).
The EU’s contribution to global health requires interaction of policy areas such as health, development cooperation, external action, research and trade, Strengthened coordination on health issues with international organizations, such as WHO and other relevant United Nations agencies, World Bank, International Labour Organisation, OECD and Council of Europe, as well as other strategic partners and countries, will also enhance the EU’s voice in global health and increase its influence and visibility to match its economic and political weight.