Strengthening health system resilience and protecting economies from climate and biological threats
About us
Health Security challenges undermine economies and societies. Our ability to effectively anticipate, prevent and respond to a wide variety of shocks and stresses is critical to global health. Complex service demands exacerbated by climate impacts, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and emerging diseases are already impacting company operations, and workforce participation and productivity. Further economic losses due to AMR could amount to 3.8% of global GDP by 2050, future pandemics could cost our economies $18 trillion, and climate change's impacts on health could lead to 14.5 million additional deaths and $12.5 trillion in losses by 2050.
In response to these risks, the Forum's Health Security initiative aims to strengthen health system resilience and protect economies and societies from climate and biological threats through cross-sector and cross-border collaboration; and ensure partners are equipped with the knowledge, tools and networks they need to build resilient health systems. Our work includes advocacy and awareness-raising, unlocking finance, driving innovation and access, and building new partnership models.
By (1) unlocking new financing partnerships to scale health resilience solutions, (2) piloting and scaling a pipeline of innovative solutions to build health security, and (3) catalyzing public-private partnerships for strengthening health system resilience in exemplar countries, the Health Security initiative elevates leadership and mobilizes resilient solutions championed by our partners through an integrated strategic approach addressing shocks and disruptions.
Workstreams
The Health Security Initiative includes three communities focused on tackling different health threats:
Unified Coalition for the Antimicrobial Resistance Response
UCARE aims to unlock sustainable and synergistic financing from both public and private sources to reduce the global deaths associated with AMR, saving more than 100 million lives by 2050.
BRIDGE Alliance
BRIDGE unites public and private sector partners to define sustainable solutions for trusted disease intelligence and data sharing mechanisms so decision-makers can make informed and timely decisions during both pandemic and non-pandemic times.
Climate and Health
The Climate and Health community aims to build economic and societal resilience to the health impacts of climate change.
Outcomes
New financing partnerships unlocked to scale health resilience solutions.
A pipeline of new innovative solutions being piloted or scaled to build health resilience.
Exemplar countries where PPPs provide scalable roadmaps for action strengthening health system resilience.
Part of the Centre for Health and Healthcare
The Centre for Health and Healthcare is committed to pioneering strategies that enhance global healthcare, ensuring the well-being of people across societies and nations.
Get involved with the initiative
Contact us to help contribute to building more resilient health systems, and protecting our economies from global health threats.