Strengthening Global Health and Health Diplomacy Capacity in the Global South

Abstract

Global health and health diplomacy are closely linked and have emerged as critical to the global discourse on Public Health. The increasing borderless nature of health and the influence of determinants that go beyond health require a special skill set and capacity. Furthermore, the changing Global Health environment, with the increasing prominence of health in the global development agenda and the increasing number of fora and health actors engaged in health policy-making, has posed challenges for the Global South to engage actively and effectively in an inclusive manner. This needs to be addressed urgently through strengthening capacity in Global Health and health diplomacy.