The Tools of Global Health Governance - Joel Ruet at The British Academy
Channel: The Bridge Tank
Date: 2023-12-19

On December 8, 2023, Joël Ruet took part in the 8th Global China Dialogue at the British Academy, in London. This year’s edition was dedicated to the topic of « Governance for Global Health ». The event was organized by the Global China Academy and UCL Global Business School for Health.

In a session on « The Challenges of Global Health Governance » chaired by Dr Suzanne Wait, Managing Director of Health Policy Partnership and a Health Executive in Residence at GBSH, UCL, Joël Ruet discussed how to build the tools of global health governance, using the case of coronavirus as an example.

In his remarks, Dr Ruet drew insights from a paper he copublished in March 2020 alongside Irina Bokova, former Director General of UNESCO, Hakima el Haite, President of Liberal International, and George Papandreou, President of Socialist International at the time. Published in Diplomatic Courier, the paper stresses the importance of understanding health as a global public good in need of global governance.

Link to the paper: https://www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/coronavirus-shows-healthcare-needs-global-governance 

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