Building capacity in global health diplomacy
WHO
WHO Executive Course on Health Diplomacy in Action
In October 2014, health and diplomatic professionals from the South East European Network (SEEHN) countries gathered in Chisinau, Moldova, for a training in global health diplomacy under the auspices of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the Global Health Programme of the Graduate Institute and the SEEHN. The course was implemented with generous support of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation.
The course engaged participants to:
- Understand their common interests in health and foreign policy;
- Learn about the role of diplomacy for small states and the SEEHN;
- Strengthen competency to influence on-going global health negotiations including climate change, tobacco control, the post2015 MDG agenda, and controlling the epidemic of non-communicable diseases;
- Learn about mechanism and instruments for global health including digital diplomacy; and
- Enhance negotiation skills for multilateral work.
