This open letter proposes next steps for the EU Global Health Strategy and makes recommendations following a meeting at the Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
On 1 January 2023, Sweden took over the presidency of the European Union’s Council at a time of many global health challenges. It is important that the EU steps up its efforts to safeguard the policy of “health for all” and strengthen the world’s preparedness for future health crises. The European Commission recently presented a new Global Health Strategy,1 as a move in that direction. In the context of the Swedish EU Council Presidency, on 9 February 2023, the Karolinska Institutet organised a meeting to discuss the changing role of the EU as a global health actor and the way forward when it comes to the implementation of the new global health strategy. Among those taking part in the meeting were representatives from academia, civil society organizations, policy makers, and private sector. As EU member states a