COVID-19 Pandemic as an Excellent Opportunity for Global Health Diplomacy
Date
2021
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Frontiers in Public Health
Abstract
Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic is not the first and most frightening global
pandemic, and it may not be the last. At the very least, this phenomenon has though
seriously challenged the health systems of the world; it has created a new perspective
on the value of national, regional, and international cooperation during crises. The
post-coronavirus world could be a world of intensified nationalist rivalries on the
economic revival and political influence. However, strengthening cooperation among
nations at different levels will lead to the growth of health, economy, and security. The
current situation is a touchstone for international actors in coordinating the efforts in
similar future crises. At present, this pandemic crisis cannot be resolved except through
joint international cooperation, global cohesion, and multilateralism. This perspective
concludes that the pandemic could be an excellent opportunity for the scope of global
health diplomacy (GHD) and how it can be applied and practiced for strengthening
five global arenas, namely (1) International Cooperation and Global Solidarity, (2) Global
Economy, Trade and Development, (3) Global Health Security, (4) Strengthening health
systems, and (5) Addressing inequities to achieve the global health targets. GHD proves
to be very useful for negotiating better policies, stronger partnerships, and achieving
international cooperation in this phase with many geopolitical shifts and nationalist
mindset among many nations at this stage of COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
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Keywords
COVID-19, Pandemic, Foreign policy, Global health diplomacy, International cooperation, Health security, Health systems, Trade
Citation
Taghizade S, Chattu VK, Jaafaripooyan E and Kevany S (2021) COVID-19 Pandemic as an Excellent Opportunity for Global Health Diplomacy. Front. Public Health 9:655021. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.655021