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- Title
Capacity building on health diplomacy: a training experience from Pakistan.
- Authors
Shaikh, Babar Tasneem; Hamid, Saima; Hafeez, Assad
- Abstract
Modern-day globalization means that many health issues cannot be resolved by the affected country alone, and this necessitates political consultations, diplomatic negotiations and cross-border solutions. A few examples that require health diplomacy efforts are: halting resentment towards immunization, addressing the burden of noncommunicable diseases, enabling access to drugs and technology, and liberalizing trade to reduce the cost of drugs. The agenda of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demands a concerted effort to achieve the ambitious targets. This article reports the experience of health diplomacy training imparted to mid-level and senior officials in the public as well as private sector in Pakistan. Training was geared to inculcate an understanding of global health diplomacy and governance, and to develop an appreciation of the relationship of global health with other disciplines such as foreign affairs, economics, trade, climate change and human rights. Participants included health professionals, experts from departments other than health, government officials and diplomats. This training was expected to enhance their knowledge of health systems dynamics that are influenced by foreign policy and diplomatic discourses.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; MEDICAL education; CLIMATE change; HUMAN rights; MEDICAL care costs; HEALTH policy; ORGANIZATIONAL change; PUBLIC officers; WORLD health; PRIVATE sector; PUBLIC sector; CLINICAL governance
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2018, Vol 24, Issue 9, p933
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/2018.24.9.933