Health Diplomacy
For any nation, the health and well-being of its population has broad social, political, and economic implications. As such, health cooperation is an important part of the foreign policy of the Republic Indonesia. Advancing health diplomacy is one of the objectives articulated in the Ministry of Health: – Engage directly with diplomatic partners, and strengthen peer-to-peer technical, public health, and scientific relationships.
Health diplomacy efforts carried out by CIC MoH can often transcend diplomatic challenges and enable the government to maintain strong and mutually beneficial ties to other countries. In cases where more traditional diplomatic relationships may be strained, CIC MoH health diplomacy activities can help continue relationships with governments at a non-political level, or foster dialogue and grow new partnerships with academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and civil society.
