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Multilateralism in Global Health: A New Paradigm

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  • Preeti Kumar

    (Senthil Ganesh is a Public Health Researcher with PHFI working in the areas of health systems, health technology and health policy. He has written on medical device regulation, antimicrobial consumption and non-communicable disease policy in India. He has a Master’s degree in Public Health following his MBBS with clinical experience in tribal outreach and emergency healthcare.)

  • Senthil Ganesh

    (Shreepee Singh was till recently a public health researcher with PHFI working in the areas of health systems, international health and health policy. She has represented PHFI in the G20 Health Secretariat in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI. Prior to this assignment she has worked with the World Economic Forum in an early career program. She has a Master’s degree in Public Health, and a Bachelor’s degree in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery.)

  • Shreepee Singh

    (Preeti Kumar is currently Director, Indian Institute of Public Health – Delhi and Vice President, Public Health Systems at Public Health Foundation of India. She is an ophthalmologist and a public health specialist, with a MSc in Health Policy and Financing from the London School of Economics (LSE) and PhD in Health Economics, with focus on Access to Medicines. She has over twenty years’ experience of working in the area of primary health care systems, and infectious diseases, particularly HIV and TB.)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragile state of the global economy and the impact of newly emerging diseases can have. As the World Health Organisation (WHO) declares the pandemic over, there is a need to re-think the prevalent ideas of multilateralism and enable global cooperation in preventing and managing future pandemics and impacts of climate change. The global multilateral institutions have developed since their inception after World War II into large-scale organisations which route funds towards development in social, economic and health of the member nations. However, they continue to be helmed by the Global North, with priorities being increasingly influenced by private individuals and multinational corporations which provide funds. The G20 and its member nations seek equitable representation in the global institutions. With India at its presidency as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the need of the hour is a reformed and equitable multilateralism with provisions for international cooperation, knowledge and data sharing in case of global emergencies, and pharmaceutical and vaccine supply chains that can work around the WTO’s TRIPS regulations in emergency conditions. The use of technology in healthcare services has gained momentum in the last decade and India’s call to declare digital health tools a public good is expected to be a major milestone in healthcare.

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  • Preeti Kumar & Senthil Ganesh & Shreepee Singh, 2023. "Multilateralism in Global Health: A New Paradigm," India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, , vol. 79(4), pages 488-497, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indqtr:v:79:y:2023:i:4:p:488-497
    DOI: 10.1177/09749284231203326
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