Why global health deserves a place in the ‘action plan on policy coherence for development’

The recently published Dutch global health strategy contains fine ambitions to contribute effectively and sustainably to global health. It speaks of a ‘whole of government’ and ‘health in all policies’ approach to coherent global health policy. Nice, because we believe that government-wide cooperation is essential. So why does the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation’s ‘Policy Coherence for Development Action Plan’ not include a broad focus on global health?

Read the article on our Dutch website.