In 2021, the World Health Organization has launched a special initiative to ensure Small Island Developing States, or SIDS, become a global health priority. Through a range of strategic actions, WHO is working to strengthen technical capacity, resilient facilities, health workforces, supply platforms, and evidence generation and use. The initiative will thereby galvanize targeted support for a healthy and resilient future in Small Island Developing States.

The SIDS Initiative builds on ongoing programmatic work by WHO, including on climate change and health, COVID-19 response and recovery, NCDs and nutrition, Health Workforce, Universal Health Coverage and Primary Health Care.