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Essentials of Global Health Diplomacy

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This chapter addresses the rapidly evolving field of global health diplomacy. It briefly traces the historical roots of global health diplomacy in the nineteenth century and links it to the practice of today. As the intersection of health and foreign policy is at heart of global health diplomacy, this chapter highlights the political dimensions of global health negotiations and decision-making processes. In doing so, it refers to global health diplomacy as an instrument of governance and a tool of managing interdependence. Global health diplomacy today goes beyond the multilateral diplomacy and involves different actors across different sectors. The framing of the global health issues is essential to be effective in the different venues, and it allows to contextualize global health diplomacy within the larger ecosystem. The chapter concludes by outlining the different forms of diplomacy and briefly outlines the roadmap ahead.

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  1. Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Michaela Told

  2. HI5 Governance, Geneva, Switzerland

    Michaela Told

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  1. Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Health Science (MACH), University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Mario C. B. Raviglione

  2. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwill, Switzerland

    Fabrizio Tediosi

  3. Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Health Science (MACH), University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Simone Villa

  4. Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Núria Casamitjana

  5. Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Antoni Plasència

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Told, M. (2023). Essentials of Global Health Diplomacy. In: Raviglione, M.C.B., Tediosi, F., Villa, S., Casamitjana, N., Plasència, A. (eds) Global Health Essentials. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33851-9_65

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