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Global Health Diplomacy: An Introduction

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This introductory chapter provides an overview of the evolution and practice of global health diplomacy as basis for describing the competence set required by global health diplomats. This provides an outline of the subsequent chapters of this book.

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References

  • Arya, N., & Barbara, J. S. (2008). Peace through health: How health professionals can work for a less violent world. West Hartford: Kumarian Press. This provides some 30 examples of how health projects have worked for peace.

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  • Buse, K., Hein, W., & Drager, N. (Eds.). (2009). Making sense of global health governance: A policy perspective. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.

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  • Jacobsen, K. H. (2008). Introduction to global health. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. This is an introduction to the subject with an emphasis on human rights and international treaties.

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  • Kickbusch, I., Silberschmidt, G., & Buss, P. (2007). Global health diplomacy: The need for new perspectives, strategic approaches, and skills in global health. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85(3), 243–244. An important article providing an overview of the issues and making the case for building skills and capacity in global health diplomacy.

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  • Rosskam, E., & Kickbusch, I. (Eds.). (2011). Negotiating and navigating global health: Case studies in global health diplomacy. London: World Scientific/Imperial College Press. This provides a range of relevant examples of the conduct of global health diplomacy.

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Further Reading

  • Berridge, G. R. (2005). Diplomacy: Theory and practice. 4th edition Palgrave-Macmillan: Basingstoke and New York.

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  • For news and analysis of global health diplomacy issues readers should look at. http://www.ghd-net.org/.

  • For up to date news, information and debate on global health and governance issues, plus a glossary and details of European global health actors readers should consult the Global Health Europe web site www.globalhealtheurope.org.

  • Readers may also wish to consult the open access online journal Globalisation and Health published by BioMed Central and available at http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/.

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    1. Tiefental PF 721, Brienz, 3855, Switzerland

      Ilona Kickbusch

    2. Bulstrode Way, Gerrards Cross 20, Bucks, SL9 7QU, United Kingdom

      Graham Lister

    3. Graduate Institute of International and, Global Health Programme, PO Box 136, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

      Michaela Told

    4. Rue de Lausanne 132, Geneva, 1202, Switzerland

      Nick Drager

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    Editorial Team. (2013). Global Health Diplomacy: An Introduction. In: Kickbusch, I., Lister, G., Told, M., Drager, N. (eds) Global Health Diplomacy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5401-4_1

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