Diplomacy is undergoing profound changes in the 21st century – and global health is one of the areas where this is most apparent. The negotiation processes that shape and manage the global policy environment for health are increasingly conducted not only between public health experts representing health ministries of nation states but include many other major players at the national level and in the global arena. These include philanthropists and public-private players. As health moves beyond the purely technical to become an ever more critical element in foreign policy, security policy and trade agreements, new skills are needed to negotiate global regimes, international agreements and treaties, and to maintain relations with a wide range of actors. The course focuses on health diplomacy as it relates to health issues that transcend national boundaries as well as how they are being addressed by different groups and at different levels of governance.
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"In a world where disease is everybody's tragedy and everybody's nightmare, health diplomacy is in everyone's interest"
For each specific client assignment we assemble an expert team of internationally recognized academics and practitioners. These teams are selected from the Health Diplomats network of leaders located in over twenty countries.
Today's world has become flat, integrated, and inter-dependent with health issues impacting most areas of commercial and political life. This demands a multi-dimensional approach, where the successful interface between global health stakeholders is critical to solving humanities toughest challenges.
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Health Diplomats is a global leader in the practice of health diplomacy within complex multi-stakeholder environments. Some of our current projects include: Development of HIV/AIDS good practice guidelines for health professionals in resource poor countries, global health security and uncovered regions, and governmental advocacy campaign for International Health Regulations (IHR).
