scholarly journals Innovative Use of the Law to Address Complex Global Health Problems Comment on "The Legal Strength of International Health Instruments - What It Brings to Global Health Governance?"

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 727-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen L. Walls ◽  
Gorik Ooms
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
International Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Global Health Governance ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
The Law

The Evolution of Global Health Governance

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Youde
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
International Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global Health Governance ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Governance Institutions ◽  
Gates Foundation ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Adaptive Nature ◽  
Health Regulations

English School theorizing specifically emphasizes the evolutionary and adaptive nature of international institutions, and global health governance institutions have undergone significant evolution and adaptation since the mid-nineteenth century. Since the first efforts to promote international cooperation on quarantine regulations, global health governance has become increasingly institutionalized, expanded to include a broad range of actors, and broadened its normative orientation. This chapter examines the evolution of global health governance by focusing on seven key moments and institutions: the International Sanitary Conferences; the League of Nations Health Office; the World Health Organization; the Health for All by 2000 movement; the International Health Regulations; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. These seven points illustrate both the changes within global health governance and the changing ideas about moral obligation and responsibility.

Civil Society and Global Health Politics

2019 ◽  
pp. 365-385
Author(s):  
David McCoy ◽  
Joseph Gafton
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Global Health ◽  
International Health ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Global Health Governance ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Health Politics ◽  
Role Of The State

Civil society may be defined as both a space in society and a collection of certain types of actor. As a space, it exists alongside the state and markets; as a set of actors, it interacts with a range of governmental bodies and businesses. Over the past three or four decades, neoliberal globalisation has dramatically changed the distribution of power across society, while also institutionalising a set of policies that have diminished the role of the state, undermined democracy, and established the dominance of market logic. These developments have influenced both international health policy and the structures of global governance. Furthermore, they have also shaped the nature of civil society’s participation in global health policy and governance. Crucially, civil society does not merely intervene in global health politics from outside, but is itself sculpted by the ideologies and political conditions that surround it. This chapter explores the political nature of civil society and its relationship to global health politics, including the political nature of new non-state actors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the emergence of global health partnerships, which have ostensibly increased civil society involvement in global health governance. It argues that civil society participation in global health governance tends to represent powerful and hegemonic interests rather than those most in need. It also discusses how current political, economic and technological developments will influence civil society’s participation in global health politics, and shape the challenges faced by society more generally.

scholarly journals Multi-level health governance and health diplomacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
Ana B. Amaya ◽  
Philippe De Lombaerde
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Special Section ◽  
International Health ◽  
Global Health Governance ◽  
African Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Health Diplomacy ◽  
Multi Level

This introduction to the special section explores the nexus between global health governance and international health diplomacy. In these dynamic governance spaces, particular attention is paid to the multi-level and multi-actor character of global health governance and how health diplomacy functions in such a complex context. It is pointed out that the regional level plays both vertical (i.e., as an intermediary between the global and national levels) and horizontal (i.e., interregional) roles. The contributions to the special section develop the conceptual understanding of those interactions and analyze a number of concrete cases, including the African Union, ASEAN, the European Union, SADC, and UNASUR.

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