Global health governance /
Sophie Harman and Andres Papamichail.
- Second edition.
- xx, 244 pages ; 22 cm.
- Global institutions .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Part I: Global health governance actors -- Public actors in global health governance -- Private actors in global health governance -- Part II: Approaches to global health governance -- Approaches to global health governance -- Global health security -- Part III: Global health governance issues -- Health emergencies and crises -- Global priorities and local neglect -- Conclusion.
"Fully updated for the second edition, this text provides a concise and informative introduction to how global health is governed, exploring the ways in which we understand global health governance, exposing its complex nature, and asking who or what really governs global health, to what outcome, and for whom. Governing outbreaks, emergencies, pandemics, access to medicines, non-communicable diseases, and the financing of fully functioning health systems remain among the biggest challenges national and international policymakers and practitioners face. While COVID-19 made apparent the tensions, contestations, and complexity of governing health threats, to understand what could and should have worked during the pandemic requires a comprehensive understanding of the actors, approaches, and issues that make up global health. Divided into three parts, the book examines the different actors who participate in global health governance, their powers, interests, ways of working, relationships, and how their roles have changed over time.It explores different approaches to global health governance, focusing on the ways global health issues have been conceptualised and understood, and how this has shaped global health politics and the ways the key actors work. Finally, it examines different issues, and how the actors and their approaches have addressed health emergencies and everyday health inequities. Global Health Governance provides a comprehensive introduction to researchers and students new to the field of global health governance, and a vital resource and reference point for established scholars and practitioners working in the field of global health"-- Back cover.
9781138560369
2023059277
World health. Medical policy. Medical laws and legislation, International.