On 10 March, KIT Institute will host the high-level conference “Health and Prosperity: How Dutch Investments in Global Health Drive Security and Economic Growth”, bringing together key stakeholders to examine the Netherlands’ investment role in global health initiatives. This event will highlight the economic and societal return on investment of Dutch contributions to global health financing, which is especially timely in light of global cuts in international collaboration.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria are two major global health financing organisations dedicated to improving health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. In 2025, both initiatives will each undertake replenishment processes to mobilise resources for their upcoming funding cycles.

This event will explore the Netherlands’ unique contributions to these two global health initiatives and their benefits to Dutch private sector and Dutch society at large. The event aims to convene diverse stakeholders across government, media, private sector, foundations, CSOs, and multilaterals and to create a space for connecting and having critical conversations on the importance of these two initiatives.

Key themes of the conference day:

• How Dutch global health funding generates positive returns for the private sector and industries such as technology, and food. 
• How recipient countries of Gavi and the Global Fund funding are progressing toward sustainability and self-reliance. 
• How global health security is a matter of international and national interest looking at topics such as AMR, the impact of the climate crisis and conflict. 

The programme will start off with a fireside chat from representatives of Gavi and The Global Fund, following a panel discussion introducing to the ecosystem of Global Health Initiatives  and its strongly synergistic benefits to the Netherlands. We will continue in the afternoon with sessions delving into the economic and strategic aspects of global health investments, innovative financing mechanisms and global health security.

Speakers will include representatives from Tony’s Chocolonely, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cordaid, Philips, Unilever Indonesia, Delft Imaging and i+solutions, as well as government officials from Uganda and Indonesia and civil society leaders.

The event will conclude with a presentation of recommendations of the sessions as well as a reflection on the recommendations by co-chairs of the MPI on Global Health and SRHR, with a drinks reception after close.

Event details:

Date: Monday, 10 March 2025
Time: 9:30–17:00, followed by a reception
Location: KIT, Mauritskade 63, Amsterdam
Attendance: By invitation only

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Please note that as this is an invite-only event, we will be sharing updates and key insights on the day of the conference and afterwards. Further announcements, including highlights and key takeaways from the discussions, will follow.