Global Health Governance Challenges 2016 – Are We Ready?

Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(6):349–353. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.27

5 Pages Posted: 17 May 2016

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Ilona Kickbusch

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Date Written: February 29, 2016

Abstract

The year 2016 could turn out to be a turning point for global health, new political realities and global insecurities will test governance and financing mechanisms in relation to both people and planet. But most importantly political factors such as the global power shift and “the rise of the rest” will define the future of global health. A new mix of health inequity and security challenges has emerged and the 2015 humanitarian and health crises have shown the limits of existing systems. The global health as well as the humanitarian system will have to prove their capacity to respond and reform. The challenge ahead is deeply political, especially for the rising political actors. They are confronted with the consequences of a model of development that has neglected sustainability and equity, and was built on their exploitation. Some direction has been given by the path breaking international conferences in 2015. Especially the agreement on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris agreement on climate change will shape action. Conceptually, we will need a different understanding of global health and its ultimate goals - the health of people can no longer be seen separate from the health of the planet and wealth measured by parameters of growth will no longer ensure health.

Keywords: Global Health, Governance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Development, Power Shift, Sustainability, Humanitarian Crisis, Climate Change

Suggested Citation

Kickbusch, Ilona, Global Health Governance Challenges 2016 – Are We Ready? (February 29, 2016). Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(6):349–353. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.27, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2780028

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