New White Paper: Rethinking the Private Sector’s Role in Global Health
The Power of Partnerships: Is there a Wider Private Sector Role in Achieving the Global Health Agenda?
Dear GHA-Members,
I am pleased to share a new white paper developed by International SOS following our WHA78 side event, “The Power of Partnerships: Is there a Wider Private Sector Role in Achieving the Global Health Agenda?” The paper brings together insights from global health leaders, development partners, and private sector innovators and explores how businesses can move beyond traditional funding roles to become strategic co-creators of resilient health systems. It’s a timely and thought-provoking resource for organisations navigating sustainability and global health strategy.
It brings together insights, challenges, and opportunities voiced by global health leaders, development partners, and private sector innovators.
- The paper examines the shift from transactional funding models to trust-based, co-created partnerships, emphasising why the private sector is integral to global health efforts.
- With up to 90% of populations in low- and middle-income countries employed in private enterprises, it challenges long-held assumptions and asks: can businesses become co-architects of health systems, not just funders?
- It also highlights risks such as misaligned incentives, fragmented data, and short-term financing, offering bold yet practical strategies to advance sustainable health system development.
I hope you find the paper thought-provoking and relevant to your work. If you have any questions, reflections, or would like to explore opportunities for collaboration, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Jan Philipp Roos
Director, Government Services
International SOS
jan.roos@internationalsos.com