Global Health Diplomacy Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Strategic Opportunity for Improving Health, Peace, and Well-Being in the CARICOM Region—A Systematic Review

Chattu, Vijay Kumar; Chami, Georgina

doi:10.3390/socsci9050088

Cited by 25 publications

(18 citation statements)

References 25 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…As a result, many countries have implemented the IHRs, imposed travel restrictions, and implemented public health regulations. Some countries that enacted them in the early days of the pandemic are Canada ( 44 ), India ( 45 ), and the Caribbean region ( 46 ), to name a few. The extensive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic at various levels are not yet clear, but it could certainly prove to be a prelude to closer cooperation at the national, regional, and global levels.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nonetheless, one can also argue that it is the initial political and policy responses adopted by different countries toward the pandemic that put them on different trajectories. The initial policy directions had a huge influence and impact on health system capacities in the context of the pandemic as witnessed by the immediate actions by the heads of the states in Asia (as mentioned above) along with Canada ( 44 ), India ( 45 ), and Caribbean states ( 46 ) to impose the travel bans and public health regulations.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

COVID-19 Pandemic as an Excellent Opportunity for Global Health Diplomacy

Taghizade

Chattu

Jaafaripooyan

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic is not the first and most frightening global pandemic, and it may not be the last. At the very least, this phenomenon has though seriously challenged the health systems of the world; it has created a new perspective on the value of national, regional, and international cooperation during crises. The post-coronavirus world could be a world of intensified nationalist rivalries on the economic revival and political influence. However, strengthening cooperation among nations at different levels will lead to the growth of health, economy, and security. The current situation is a touchstone for international actors in coordinating the efforts in similar future crises. At present, this pandemic crisis cannot be resolved except through joint international cooperation, global cohesion, and multilateralism. This perspective concludes that the pandemic could be an excellent opportunity for the scope of global health diplomacy (GHD) and how it can be applied and practiced for strengthening five global arenas, namely (1) International Cooperation and Global Solidarity, (2) Global Economy, Trade and Development, (3) Global Health Security, (4) Strengthening health systems, and (5) Addressing inequities to achieve the global health targets. GHD proves to be very useful for negotiating better policies, stronger partnerships, and achieving international cooperation in this phase with many geopolitical shifts and nationalist mindset among many nations at this stage of COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 Pandemic as an Excellent Opportunity for Global Health Diplomacy

Taghizade

Chattu

Jaafaripooyan

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The declaration by UN Human Rights Council 36 emphasized “peace, development, health, security and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing,” which is highlighted in the UN SDGs as the interrelated dimensions of “peace, health, and social development.” In this context, Chattu et al have highlighted the role of GHD as a tool of peace 37 and often functions as a dynamic wheel engaging with these dimensions impacted by the challenges posed by natural disasters, economic crises, and conflicts. 38 …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prioritizing ‘equity’ in COVID-19 vaccine distribution through Global Health Diplomacy

Singh

Chattu

2021

Health Promot Perspect

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

With over 4 million deaths worldwide, the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)pandemic is regarded as one of the worst pandemics in history. With its wider devastating consequences, even so-called affluent countries could not provide full coverage for COVID-19vaccines and medications to all of their citizens. Against this backdrop, the main aim of this article is to examine how Global Health Diplomacy (GHD) can play a role in prioritizing vaccine equity in the global health agenda in the fight against COVID-19. The majority of developed countries’ healthcare systems have been exposed and have reached a tipping point.After the completion of eighteen months of the pandemic, only five countries were able to produce vaccines for the treatment of COVID-19. This pandemic has divided the world into two blocs: those with vaccines, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, and India; and those without, such as the rest of the world. The greatest challenges are vaccine inequalities, inequities and distribution, which undermine the global economic recovery. Many poor countries are still waiting for the initial doses to be delivered to their citizens, while some rich nations are planning for booster doses. GHD plays a critical role in establishing successful global collaborations, funding mechanisms and ensuring international cooperation through the combined efforts of all stakeholders. Besides, global solidarity is necessary to lessen the wider gaps between the vaccination status of rich and poor nations. Therefore, through GHD, the vaccine gaps and inequities can be addressed to strengthen global health security and accelerate global economic recovery.

show abstract

“…However sustainable development called for interventions through the ecosystems and collaborating "population management, human health, food security, human settlements and land use (Swanson et al, 2004)". As a result, it is critical to coordinate the diverse levels for leveraging significant changes in the coming days that require the diffusion of policy initiatives (Gilardi & Wasserfallen, 2019;Swanson et al, 2004;Panayotou, 1998) (Chattu & Chami, 2020) to promote the development. The current pandemic can be a major threat to the lives of refugees and displaced people as the straight outcome of poverty, disease is a major hindrance to development.…”

Section: Refugee and Environment: Bio-diversity And Poverty Connectivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Future of Refugee and Displaced People: A Post Covid-19 Perspective

Hossain¹

2020

ASS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The article observes the current changes of the refugee crisis after the effect of COVID 19 that can lead to a growing crisis of more than 79.5 million refugee and displaced people across the world. The study aims to examine the prevailing and forthcoming challenges of refugees and displaced people. A systematic review was followed to conduct the study and articles were selected based on their inclusion criteria. There is a growing need to understand the refugee crisis coupled with the necessity to design practical resolutions. The study found institutional and financial support are the main drivers for the refugee management in their distress voyage. These are challenged due to the adverse effect of the COVID 19 epidemic and the current downturn of the world economy. The study tries to stress the array of institutions that are working on the support for the refugees and displaced people that are challenging and can result in a crisis in the future. The paper concludes with an argument about the changing scenario of policies for migration which are restricting and changing due to the existing pandemic which demands synergistic performance within the government to manage the crisis.

show abstract

Global Health Diplomacy Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Strategic Opportunity for Improving Health, Peace, and Well-Being in the CARICOM Region—A Systematic Review

Cited by 25 publications

References 25 publications

COVID-19 Pandemic as an Excellent Opportunity for Global Health Diplomacy

COVID-19 Pandemic as an Excellent Opportunity for Global Health Diplomacy

Prioritizing ‘equity’ in COVID-19 vaccine distribution through Global Health Diplomacy

The Future of Refugee and Displaced People: A Post Covid-19 Perspective

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About