Resources
Reading
What's at stake and what comes next for global health reform?
The Letter in the Safe by Anders Nordström
Global Public Goods and Global Functions for Health
A WHO worth fighting for: the case for focused, ambitious reform
At a crossroads: The future of the World Health Organization
Insights on global health reform discussions, trends and perspectives: April 2026
Four paradigm shifts to shape an agenda for global health reforms
Insights on global health reform discussions, trends and perspectives: March 2026
PMAC 2026 Side Meeting Report
Insights on global health reform discussions, trends and perspectives: January 2026
Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem: Reflection Paper
Summary of ongoing global health reform discussions, trends and perspectives
Berlin Breakfast Meeting 2025 Report
Vaccines for all: Health, security, growth
WHS Regional Meeting 2025 Report
Health Diplomacy Training Framework and Key Competencies
PLOS Global Public Health - From algorithms to negotiations: Why health diplomacy must adapt
Opinion piece by: Brian Li Han Wong, Garry Aslanyan, Warisa Panichkriangkrai, Ricardo Baptista Leite, Jemilah Mahmood & Anders Nordström
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0004488
BMC - Navigating global health diplomacy: Challenges and opportunities in building a community of practice.
Article by: Paul Rosenbaum, Carita Rehn, Karl Wennberg, Anders Nordström & Tobias Alfvén
https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-025-01100-z
A GUIDE TO GLOBAL HEALTH DIPLOMACY Better health – improved global solidarity – more equity
https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/sites/internet/files/2021-02/GHC-Guide.pdf
WEB RESOURCE - THE LANCET Global health diplomacy—Reconstructing power and governance, article by Ilona Kickbusch, PhD
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00583-9/fulltext
Listen & Watch
PODCAST - TDR Listen to The Global Health Matters podcast by TDR. In this episode of Dialogues, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Joanne Liu, a Canadian pediatric emergency doctor and former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/dialogues-a-conversation-with-joanne-liu
PODCAST - TDR Listen to The Global Health Matters podcast by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, discussing geopolitics of global health.
https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/geopolitics-of-global-health
PODCAST - Public Health Insight
The World Health Organization Explained & Why Global Health Matters
PODCAST - Public Health Insight
Inside the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: A Landmark WHO Treaty
PODCAST - Public Health Insight
How A Pandemic Treaty Protects Global Health Security
https://thepublichealthinsight.com/podcasts/how-a-pandemic-treaty-protects-global-health-security/
YOUTUBE SERIES - Whatch the Global Health Diplomats series on the A Shot in the Arm Podcast channel.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW7yagTEtywqW27oZ7Us-PL_otIl7A9f2
The world is witnessing its largest youth generation ever, with half of the global population under 30. A sustainable future hinges on the meaningful engagement of young people. In this episode, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with three charismatic young global health leaders. Inês Costa Louro is a first-year medical doctor from Portugal and the Vice President for External Affairs of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations. Aloyce Urassa is a public health scientist from Tanzania and Chairperson of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance Youth Advisory Council. And Hamaiyal Sana is a Pakistani medical doctor and Vice Chair of the World Health Organization’s Youth Council. Together, they delve into the crucial role young people are playing in shaping health-related decision-making today and in the future. https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/we-are-here-now-youth-shaping-global-health#