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Upholding the World Health Organization: Next steps for the EU

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  • Bergner, Susan
  • van de Pas, Remco
  • van Schaik, Louise G.
  • Voss, Maike

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union (EU) was neither a strong pro­moter of global health nor a strong supporter of the World Health Organization (WHO). The Global Health Council Conclusions from 2010 were never comprehensively implemented and quickly forgotten. With the pandemic greatly affecting EU member states, the EU is increasingly interested in upholding multilateral cooperation in the global health field. Therefore, the EU should aim for an upgrading of the EU's status in WHO, the establishment of a global health unit in the European External Action Service (EEAS), and an overhaul of the formal relationship between the European Com­mission and WHO.

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  • Bergner, Susan & van de Pas, Remco & van Schaik, Louise G. & Voss, Maike, 2020. "Upholding the World Health Organization: Next steps for the EU," SWP Comments 47/2020, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:swpcom:472020
    DOI: 10.18449/2020C47
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    1. Bergner, Susan, 2023. "The role of the European Union in global health: The EU’s self-perception(s) within the COVID-19 pandemic," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 127(C), pages 5-11.

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