A Global Agenda for 2025–2028: Promoting, Delivering, and Protecting Health «Part Fourteen»
B. Priority health interventions and actions identified in the global health agenda should be reflected in national strategies, budgets, operational plans, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and, where appropriate, in laws and regulations, to ensure their implementation at country level and to strengthen governance and accountability for shared results;
C. Domestic resources and health partnerships should be increased, including through innovative financing solutions such as the Health Impact Investment Platform, fully aligned with national health priorities reflected in the global health agenda;
D. Overall intersectoral engagement—with partners and communities in health and well-being—should be expanded, particularly with key sectors that “contribute” to health (such as food, agriculture, environment, sport, life sciences, finance, social affairs, and education), and among public- and private-sector actors.
Through its pathways of change, the World Health Organization (WHO) is aligned with its core functions and the strategic shifts of the Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW 13) and contributes to achieving the strategic objectives and shared outcomes of the Fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW 14). By exercising its leadership, normative, monitoring, and technical assistance functions, WHO provides scientific evidence, knowledge, and standards to enable, empower, and catalyze the joint actions required by Member States, partners, and key stakeholders to achieve the intended impact of GPW 14.
In the area of health leadership and partnerships, WHO will engage in high-level fora and use evidence-based health arguments to secure political commitments and actions needed to deliver GPW 14 outcomes. WHO will leverage its extensive network and partnership engagement mechanisms—particularly at country level and within the United Nations system—to support national priorities while maintaining its role and comparative advantage.
WHO will draw on lessons learned from the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All, especially to strengthen collaboration at country level. This will be particularly critical given the financial and budgetary constraints of GPW 14. By establishing a clear global health roadmap for 2025–2028 with partners, WHO will help coordinate efforts to ensure that available resources are focused where needs are greatest.
WHO’s work will continue through hosting, participating in, and coordinating a wide range of partnerships at country, regional, and global levels, enabling and facilitating the work of a broader group of health actors, including non-governmental, faith-based, and civil society organizations, private-sector service providers, global funds, and specialized agencies.
WHO will also play a key role in working with health-related sectors and actors to address major commercial, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health, prioritizing health and well-being outcomes in policy agendas.
Through its normative and data-related work and relevant technical and educational products, WHO will provide authoritative advice on interventions needed to prevent and respond to specific diseases or conditions (such as noncommunicable and communicable diseases and mental health conditions); address the health needs of specific population groups (such as women and children, adolescents, older persons, and migrants) and specific settings (such as workplaces and humanitarian emergencies); and strengthen critical systems and capacities (including science and research, production, regulation, diagnostics and laboratories, surveillance, and emergency preparedness) and approaches (such as One Health).
By monitoring health-related Sustainable Development Goals and GPW 14 indicators and metrics, WHO will seek to enhance shared accountability for results at all levels.
WHO’s work is also delivered through its technical and operational assistance, supporting health efforts at subnational and national levels. WHO provides expertise and normative products to all Member States, complemented by in-country technical assistance, and delivers operational support in low-resource and crisis-affected settings.
The scope of this work includes policy analysis and evidence generation; legislative and policy reforms; support for adapting and implementing norms and standards in diverse country contexts; building proof-of-concept models for new or innovative approaches (for example, in service delivery and supply chain management); communications and advocacy; and partnership-building. This work significantly enhances the applicability, uptake, and impact of WHO’s core normative and technical products at country and community levels.
