The need for health diplomacy in health security operations
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2019
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Health Promotion Perspective
Abstract
The concept of health security involves the intersection of several fields and disciplines and is
an inherently political and sensitive area. It is also a relatively a new field of study and practice
which lacks a precise definition - though numerous disciplines and areas like foreign policy,
national interests, trade interests, health security, disaster relief, and human rights contribute
to the concept. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the need for, health diplomacy in
improving health security. For example, it is not unusual for developing country societies to
build their health security measures by restricting travel and movement of those emanating
from affected areas. When extreme health security measures threaten cordial and cooperative
relations between nations, the issue of protection of one country’s population may lead to the
risk of international conflict. As the World Health Organization (WHO) stated in 2007 that
‘functioning health systems are the bedrock of health security,’ it is crucial that partners with
sound financial and technical capacities benefit developing countries through their assistance
and sharing information. This paper explores how health diplomacy holds great promise to
address the needs of global health security through binding or nonbinding instruments, enforced
by global governance mechanisms
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Health diplomacy, Health security, Global health, Ebola, Health policy, Global health governance
Citation
Chattu VK, Kevany S. The need for health diplomacy in health security operations. Health Promot Perspect. 2019;9(3):161-163. Published 2019 Aug 6. doi:10.15171/hpp.2019.23