Global Health Diplomacy Network

1. Global Health Diplomacy Network Chantal Blouin Centre for Trade Policy and Law Carleton University/University of Ottawa, Canada

2. What is the GHD-NET? • The Global Health Diplomacy Network brings together researchers and practitioners with the common goal of improving capacity for health diplomacy.  • We believe that better health negotiations can improve global health.

3. Background • WHO with the Rockefeller Foundation identified major capacity gap. • Some countries & stakeholders are not in a position to be actively engaged. • 2009: Bellagio Global Health Diplomacy Dialogues • Participants agreed that such a network could contribute to address this gap.

4. Vision • All parties and stakeholders have the capacity to be fully engaged and in a position to influence the outcome of negotiations • Understanding of the cross-cutting linkages between population health and the many facets of foreign policy. • Not only able to assess the options being discussed, but also to put forward their own proposals.

5. Members Chatham House, Centre on Global Health Security Harvard Humanitarian Initiative CTPL Centre for Trade Policy and Law Indiana University Maurer School of Law Mahidol University Institute for Population and Social Research ESCA Health Community London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Centre for Global Change and Health The Graduate Institute, Global Health Programme

6. Members McGill World Platform for Health and Economic Convergence Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Munk School for Global Affairs G8 & G20 Research Group Training and Research Support Centre, EQUINET SEATINI Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute, EQUINET University of Nairobi Weill Cornel Medical College San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health

7. Training and capacity building