In late 2023, our consortium of five organizations – the French Development Agency (AFD), the Aga Khan Development Network, la Chaîne de l’Espoir, the Climate Action Accelerator, and the International Hospital Federation’s Geneva Sustainability Centre – collaborated to launch this initiative. We were driven by a common goal: to support hospitals in vulnerable settings to respond to the growing demand for healthcare in a sustainable and equitable way. Vulnerabilities can be caused by shortages of financial, human, or technical resources, or a combination of these, and can be exacerbated by global threats (e.g. climate change, outbreaks and pandemic).
In 2024, we hosted a series of interactive technical exchanges to build knowledge, and share best practices to guide the activities of the initiative. We welcomed participation from: leaders and representatives of hospitals (public and private), professional associations, technical experts, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and civil society stakeholders.
Each session explored action points around the four key themes:
- Hospitals and health systems workforce support and development.
- Resource mobilization and access to finance.
- Environmentally sustainable hospitals and health systems, focusing on low carbon, resilient and sustainable healthcare models.
- Quality of care provided by hospitals and their health systems.
You can find more information in the 2024 Annual Report.
Thank you to participants who joined us from around the world to contribute to the discussions for this initiative. We will continue working on these four key topics in 2025 and beyond.
Find out more about the initiative, its activities and the plan going forward in the 2025 report.
For more information and to contribute, please contact Aditi Jayaram, Project Officer.
