Economic, programmatic, and epidemiological transitions are changing the global health landscape profoundly. This changing landscape requires the global health community to develop innovative, coordinated, and sustainable solutions during and after transitions. An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will plan a one-day public workshop to examine these transitions and explore innovative industry-involved partnership models that are responsive to the changing environment. Presentations and discussions topics may include:
- Economic, programmatic, and epidemiological transitions affecting global health priorities. Specifically, the dual impact of economic transitions affecting access to traditional development assistance for health and the changing burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Implications of simultaneous, uncoordinated programmatic transitions within LMICs, and partnership models to support countries during and after transitions with the objectives of maintaining and accelerating health gains, protecting vulnerable populations, and promoting health equity.
- Country ownership in decision-making and development of partnerships during and after transitions.
- How these partnership models must differ from earlier global health partnerships to spur more sustainable investments. The incentives, expectations, and resources of new partners investing in global health. The changing role and approaches of traditional external funders of health with a focus on leveraging knowledge and resources for sustainability.
The committee will develop the workshop agenda, and select and invite speakers and discussants. In developing the agenda, the committee will reflect on topics addressed and key messages from previous activities of the Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety; in particular, identifying shared value opportunities in global health, developing partnerships based on country-identified health priorities through the Sustainable Development Goals, engaging the technology sector in global health through PPPs, and the governance of global health partnerships. A proceedings of the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.