Our latest paper, launched at the H20 Summit, provides guidance for nations to invest smartly in health – thus boosting well-being and economic growth.
Amid rising global economic uncertainty, G20 and G7 countries have the opportunity to rethink health not as a cost, but as a strategic investment in stability and welfare.
At WifOR Institute, we are proud to contribute to this global shift by launching the paper “The Health Taxonomy – The Need for a Common Investment Toolkit to Scale Up Future Investments in Health”
This milestone report, authored in collaboration with the G20 & G7 Health and Development Partnership, was presented during the H20 Summit in Geneva. The paper aims to close a longstanding gap in health investment: the lack of a unified language and actionable plan for aligning public and private funding with health outcomes.
Pillars of our toolkit:
A shared definition of sustainable health financing to ensure coherence across sectors and nations.
A structured framework to guide resources towards measurable, verifiable socioeconomic returns.
Capital incentives to attract broader financing for health projects.
Alignment with standard-setting entities including WHO, OECD, and the World Bank.
Stakeholder dialogue – from ministries and investors to civil society and academia.
We are grateful for the collaboration with renowned experts:
Hatice Küçük Beton, Executive Director of the G20 & G7 Health and Development Partnership
Dr. Roberto Durán-Fernández, Associate Professor at the TEC Monterrey School of Government
Prof. Rifat Atun, Director of the Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard University
As we prepare for the G20 Summit in South Africa later this year, we see this initiative as a critical input to inform policy and catalyze impact – all while supporting the Sustainable Development Goals of better health, climate action, and economic growth.
Best wishes,
WifOR Institute, Rheinstraße 22, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany
