The authors examine how health governance is being transformed amid globalization, characterized by the emergence of new actors and institutions, and the interplay of competing ideas about global health. They explore how this has affected the governance of specific health issues and how it relates to global governance more broadly.
Colin McInnes, Adam Kamradt-Scott, Kelley Lee, Anne Roemer-Mahler, Simon Rushton and Owain David Williams
The authors examine how health governance is being transformed amid globalization, characterized by the emergence of new actors and institutions, and the interplay of competing ideas about global health. They explore how this has affected the governance of specific health issues and how it relates to global governance more broadly.
Colin McInnes, Adam Kamradt-Scott, Kelley Lee, Anne Roemer-Mahler, Simon Rushton and Owain David Williams
1. Global Governance and Health 2. HIV/AIDS 3. Pandemic Influenza 4.Tobacco Control 5. Access to Medicines and the International Patent Rights Regime 6. Conclusion: The Transformation of Global Health Governance
Colin McInnes is Director of the Centre for Health and
International Relations (CHAIR) at Aberystwyth University, UK and
UNESCO Professor of HIV/AIDS, Education and Health Security in
Africa. He has published widely on the international politics of
global health and has advised governments, international
organisations and civil society.
Adam Kamradt-Scott is Senior Lecturer in the Centre for
International Security Studies, Department of Government and
International Relations, University of Sidney, Australia. Adam has
previously worked as a health professional, political adviser and
public servant in Australia and has published a number of articles
and book chapters on pandemic preparedness and health security.
Kelley Lee is Professor of Global Health Policy in the Faculty of
Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Canada and London School
of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. Her research and teaching
focuses on the impacts of globalisation on communicable and
non-communicable diseases, and the implications for global
governance.
Anne Roemer-Mahler is a Lecturer in International Relations and a
Fellow at the Centre for Global Health Policy at the University of
Sussex, UK. Her work focuses on the role of pharmaceutical
companies from India in access to medicines and vaccines.
Simon Rushton is a Faculty Research Fellow in the Department of
Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has written widely
on the global politics of health, especially international
responses to AIDS and issues around health, security and conflict.
He edits the journal Medicine, Conflict & Survival and is an
Associate Fellow of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham
House.
'This is a must read for advanced students, faculty, and practitioners interested in global health, health policy, and international development.' - Choice Connect
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