Health diplomacy as an aid to human security

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Health diplomacy as an aid to human security
National School of Public Health, Greece
Jeffrey Levett Takehiro Togo National School of
Public Health, Greece European Center Peace
Development, Serbia
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Public Health as a Pillar of Human Security an
Aid to Diplomacy
Public Health
INTERFACE
Human Security
Health Diplomacy
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Reference

• Health Diplomacy tends to refer to diplomatic
  efforts to enact international health measures.
• From a disaster diplomacy perspective, examples
  are sought of where efforts on international
  health issues led to non-health diplomatic
  outcomes.
• Health issues other than disease can be linked to
  diplomatic efforts.

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Human Security

• Emerging paradigm for a comprehensive
  understanding of population vulnerability global
  perspective
• Challenges traditional notion of national
  security argues that the proper focus for
  security is the individual rather than the state
• Contends that people-centered security is a
  necessity for national, regional and global
  stability and that threats to health security
  anywhere and everywhere are greater for poor
  people in rural areas, particularly children.
• Poverty based vulnerability results from
  malnutrition, lack of medicine, clean water and
  other necessities for healthcare.

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Health Security

• Aims to guarantee a minimum protection from
  disease and unhealthy lifestyles.
• There are specific roles in health protection
  development to provide research-based information
  to policy-makers for the formulation of policies.
• There is a need for increased institutional
  capacity professional competences.

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Logical Framework Vulnerability Augmentation
and Mitigation
War/Violence Limited Capacity Weakened Public
health Limited Management f
Health Damage Productivity Loss Instability
Vulnerability
Augmentation Mitigation
Peace/Human Security Societal Preparedness Public
Health/Diplomacy Strong Governance f
Health Gain Productivity Stability Human Security
Vulnerability
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Health Development

• Term appears in the international-health
  literature at least since Alma-Ata, 1978
  Conference P H Care.
• Complex concept with several strands and levels
  of meaning, encompassing two major ideas.
• First population health is something that can
  and must be developed progressively by an ordered
  process targeting vulnerability reduction as
  expressed by policy supportive of an acceptable
  quality of life.
• Second social development and health development
  are dynamically interrelated in complementary or
  in reciprocal ways social development promotes
  health / a healthy population is essential for
  social and economic development.

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European and Balkan Prosperity 1000-2000
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FS A
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Balkan Troubles 1900-2000
Environmental degradation
Ethnic Cleansing - Wars
Mental physical disabilities
Displaced persons
Civil Wars
WWII
Dictatorships
Spanish Influenza
WWI
REFUGEES W/E E/W
Shell shock Nerve gas
Balkan Wars
BALKANS
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Western Democracies
EU
SEE
Iraq
UNDP
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Human Security
Balkan Background Reconciliation Human Security
Conflict, Refugees Landmines, Terrorism
Peace Precarious
Freedom from WANT
Freedom from FEAR
DIPLOMACY
Poverty, Infectious Disease, Environment
Violence, Intimidation Discrimination
Human Rights Questionable
Development Limited
Right to Live with Dignity
United Nations
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Primitive Society
Incompatible with life
Iraq
Kosovo Balkans
Western Democracies
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War Footing
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European Expectations

• European citizens expect to be protected against
  illness, disease and disaster
• Live in a clean environment, earn a living in a
  safe workplace and have access to the basics of a
  life with dignity
• Human security is key to this perspective aiming
  at reducing population insecurity relating to
  fear, want and health threats by improving health
  services, societal preparedness, surveillance and
  mechanisms of response
• Health Diplomacy has a long history and should be
  strengthened
• Such a framework would complement the EU approach
  to the core challenge to reduce communicable
  disease and health inequalities, improve
  prevention, narrow health gaps
• Such a framework would help reduce gaps within
  and between countries and complement the work of
  national health systems.

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