The need for health diplomacy in health security operations
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, nation...
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-3c951222851b42bda73f6224e9077b772022-12-21T23:54:18ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesHealth Promotion Perspectives2228-64972019-08-019316116310.15171/hpp.2019.23hpp-28660The need for health diplomacy in health security operationsVijay Kumar Chattu0Sebastian Kevany1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, CanadaDepartment of HIV/AIDS, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAThe 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.https://hpp.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/hpp-28660Health diplomacyHealth securityGlobal healthEbolaHealth policyGlobal health governance |
| spellingShingle | Vijay Kumar Chattu Sebastian Kevany The need for health diplomacy in health security operations Health Promotion Perspectives Health diplomacy Health security Global health Ebola Health policy Global health governance |
| title | The need for health diplomacy in health security operations |
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| title_short | The need for health diplomacy in health security operations |
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| topic | Health diplomacy Health security Global health Ebola Health policy Global health governance |
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