EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

1. INTRODUCTION: THE EU’S RENEWED COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP 4

2. MAPPING OF HERA’S GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH FOOTPRINT 7

2.1. HERA’S GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES THROUGH HORIZON EUROPE 7

2.2. HERA’S PARTICIPATION IN MULTILATERAL AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS 9

2.3. HERA’S COLLABORATION WITH BILATERAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS 12

3. HERA IN THE GLOBAL HEALTH RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 14

3.1. REINFORCING HERA’S COORDINATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH BODIES OF THE EU 14

3.2. STRENGTHENING HERA’S COLLABORATION WITH PEER INSTITUTIONS IN OTHER REGIONS 16

3.3. STRENGTHENING HERA’S PARTICIPATION IN MULTILATERAL PARTNERSHIPS 18

3.4. FILLING THE GAP LEFT BEHIND BY THE US 19

3.5. ENHANCING THE USE OF FORESIGHT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH OVERNANCE 21

4. HERA IN THE 2028-2034 MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 23

4.1. THE ONGOING DOWNSCALING OF HERA-MARKED ALLOCATIONS IN THE CURRENT MFF 23

4.2. PERSPECTIVE OF FUNDING GOVERNANCE UNDER THE NEXT MFF 24

4.3. HERA UNDER THE COUNCIL FOR COMPETITIVENESS AND SECURITY FUNDING STREAM 26

4.4. HERA UNDER THE COUNCIL ON GLOBAL SOCIETAL CHALLENGES FUNDING STREAM 29

5. CONCLUSION 32