2016 AAAS Annual Meeting (February 11-15, 2016)

February 10 - 15, 2016

Statecraft and Scalpel: Regional and Global Health Diplomacy

Health diplomacy is the most active field in science diplomacy. Countries large and small, developed and developing, participate in health diplomacy at regional and global levels in order to represent their countries in collaborative efforts and safeguard their citizens' rights. In this session, global leaders chart the evolution of health from a restricted, technical, medical arena, to having a central role in economic, environmental, and human rights agendas worldwide. The players in the governance ‘of’ health have expanded from diplomats and health care professionals, to include civil society, affected communities, and the private sector. Crucially, governance ‘for’ health focuses on promoting human wellbeing along with often-competing global interests such as environment or trade.