Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sanaz Taghizade, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan, Sebastian Kevany
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged global health systems and highlighted the importance of cooperation for growth in health, economy, and security. International cooperation plays a crucial role in future crises, and global health diplomacy proves to be essential for promoting international cooperation during the pandemic.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jasna Karacic Zanetti, Matthew Brown, Marin Vidak, Ana Marusic
Summary: Global health diplomacy is the practice of using foreign affairs to address health issues that require international collaboration. This study investigated how EU diplomats and health policy professionals understand the concept of health diplomacy, which has implications for diplomatic relations and patients' rights.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
German Guerra, Emanuel Orozco, Paulina Jimenez, Arne Ruckert, Ronald Labonte, Nelly Salgado de Snyder
Summary: The analysis suggests that in Mexico, GHD is hierarchically driven by the Foreign Affairs Sector, with health concerns entering foreign policy only when relevant to national priorities. The Health Sector has less influence in GHD, mainly serving as a consultative body for the Foreign Affairs Sector in health-related decision-making at global meetings. NGOs use lobbying, advocacy, networking, and coalition-building practices to prevent harmful impacts on local health from multilateral decisions, compensating for their lack of power in influencing GHD processes related to the government.
GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Pierre-Bruno Ruffini, Olga Krasnyak
Summary: This article presents a realist-constructivist perspective on science diplomacy in foreign policy decision-making and behavior, drawing on theories in International Relations. The proposed theoretical framework helps us analyze current practices of science diplomacy within the broader context of International Relations, particularly in emerging and developing countries' foreign policies. The suggested research methodology outlines a science diplomacy reading grid, examining objectives, strategic drivers, and tools. Through data collection and interviews with experts and practitioners, the study assesses how Global South countries understand and implement science diplomacy, identifying its focus on domestic priorities and international positioning.
SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Arne Ruckert, Celia Almeida, Jorge Ramirez, German Guerra, V. Nelly Salgado de Snyder, Emanuel Orozco, Alexandre Andrade Alvarenga, Andre Nassim de Saboya, Rosiane Martins dos Santos, Dino Sepulveda, Elena del Carmen Rivera Vivian, Marilia Da Silva Santos, Kara Doriani, Ronald Labonte
Summary: This article examines the rise of health as a key issue in foreign policy negotiations, proposing a conceptual approach to understand the conditions under which health successfully enters the foreign policy agenda. The approach includes three dimensions: features of institutions and actors, ideational environment, and characteristics of specific health concerns entering foreign policy. By identifying specific variables within each dimension, the proposed approach aims to explain why certain health issues gain prominence in foreign policy discussions.
GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Antoine de Bengy Puyvallee, Katerini Tagmatarchi Storeng
Summary: This article critically analyzes the principles and practice of dose-sharing within COVAX, highlighting the political factors at play. Donated doses were an important source of COVAX's vaccine supply, but donor countries and the pharmaceutical industry pursued their own interests, undermining the impact of dose-sharing.
GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Robert Marten, Johanna Hanefeld, Richard D. Smith
Summary: This study examines the power dynamics of Japan and Indonesia in global health diplomacy during negotiations for the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goal for health (SDG3). The research finds that both countries exert non-material power to advance domestic political interests, with Japan mainly utilizing institutional power and Indonesia focusing on structural power. The analysis highlights the importance of intra-state institutions and broader foreign policy in shaping states' engagement in global health diplomacy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jeremy Shiffman, Yusra Ribhi Shawar
Summary: Health issues receive varying attention and resources from global health organizations and national governments. The way these issues are framed can affect their priority levels. A review of global health policy making reveals the influence of framing processes such as securitization, moralization, and technification. These processes involve socio-political contestation among different actors and are not just about public portrayal. The ascription of an issue as a security concern, an ethical imperative, or a wise investment is not inevitable and can be influenced by various factors.
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Derya Buyuktanir Karacan
Summary: This paper explores the transformations in Turkish Science, Technology, and Innovation policies, focusing on engagements with the EU's science and research programs, and discusses how utilizing science as a diplomacy tool can strengthen Turkey's position in international relations. Despite the mutual benefits gained through scientific interactions, Turkey still needs a more resolute political will to effectively use science for diplomatic purposes. The cooperation in Framework Programs and other scientific projects with the EU could provide valuable experiences for Turkish Science Diplomacy.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kaung Suu Lwin, Adam D. Koon, Kumanan Rasanathan, Abdillah Ahsan, Daniel Erku, Melissa Mialon, Silvana Perez-Leon, Arti Singh, Zafar Mirza, Mario Zuleta, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Yubraj Acharya, Son The Dao, Sabrina Rasheed, Jeremias Paul Jr, Robert Marten
Summary: Health taxes are effective policy instruments for saving lives, raising government revenues, and improving equity. However, they conflict with commercial interests. Multiple frames exist in different settings, shaping discourse and policies related to health taxes. Understanding how to strategically position health taxes can empower policymakers and support broader coalitions for their advancement.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Adam D. Koon, Robert Marten
Summary: Health taxes are considered effective policy instruments for controlling non-communicable diseases, improving health, and generating government revenues. However, there is limited understanding of the different framing strategies used by health advocates and industry representatives, and how they employ morals and values to persuade. More research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, is needed to better understand the politics of framing health taxes.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Marko Keskinen, Erik Salminen, Juho Haapala
Summary: Water diplomacy is gaining attention due to its relevance to shifting geopolitics, new types of diplomacy, and increasing water scarcity. This article introduces a step-wise Water Diplomacy Paths approach for analyzing different water diplomacy contexts and actions, contributing to the practice of water diplomacy. The approach envisions possible ways forward through key themes, analysis of the current state, recognition of drivers and scenarios, and identification of water diplomacy actions, highlighting its potential to support diplomatic processes and complement traditional transboundary water cooperation arrangements.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Ahmad Ahmadi Teymourlouy, Mohammadreza Maleki, Leila Eslambolchi, Mahnaz Afshari
Summary: This study aimed to explain the challenges and opportunities of global health diplomacy for NCDs in Iran. Identified challenges were categorized into five main themes, while opportunities were categorized into four main themes.
HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Melisa Mei Jin Tan, Emeline Han, Pami Shrestha, Shishi Wu, Farah Shiraz, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Martin McKee, Helena Legido-Quigley
Summary: The framing of NCDs in global policy discourse is a topic of debate, with issues surrounding their definition, causes, and frameworks. The review identified five discursive domains with differing perspectives and 12 frames within these domains, highlighting the need for alignment among global health policy actors and consideration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global NCDs policies. Future strategies should explicitly consider how NCDs are framed in the changing global health discourse and ensure alignment with implementation and global health issues.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Roxanna M. Garcia, Kemel A. Ghotme, Anastasia Arynchyna-Smith, Priyanka Mathur, Marinus Koning, Frederick Boop, Dan Peterson, Natalie Sheneman, Walter D. Johnson, Kee B. Park, Dylan Griswold, Camilla G. Aukrust, Ernest J. Barthelemy, Geoffrey Ibbotson, Jeffrey P. Blount, Gail L. Rosseau
Summary: This article reviews the significant progress and international efforts in global surgery/neurosurgery, focusing on policy advocacy and support for a new World Health Assembly resolution to prevent neural tube defects.