Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions

Abstract Tracing the pathways of cooperation in health in sub-Saharan Africa from hesitant exchanges to institutionalized dimensions from the 1920s to the early 1960s, this article addresses regional dynamics in health diplomacy which have so far been under-researched. The evolution thereof from ear...

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Main Author: Philip J. Havik
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Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz 2020-09-01
Series:História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
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description Abstract Tracing the pathways of cooperation in health in sub-Saharan Africa from hesitant exchanges to institutionalized dimensions from the 1920s to the early 1960s, this article addresses regional dynamics in health diplomacy which have so far been under-researched. The evolution thereof from early beginnings with the League of Nations Health Organization to the Commission for Technical Assistance South of the Sahara and the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa, shows how bilateral dimensions were superseded by WHO’s multilateral model of regional cooperation in health. Alignments, divergences, and outcomes are explored with respect to the strategies and policies pursued by colonial powers and independent African states regarding inter-regional relations, and their implications for public health and epidemiological interventions.
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spelling doaj-art-1bf94179ef034abb994787066a870d9d2025-08-20T03:15:16ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo CruzHistória, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos1678-47582020-09-0127suppl 112314410.1590/s0104-59702020000300007Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutionsPhilip J. Havikhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6479-6672Abstract Tracing the pathways of cooperation in health in sub-Saharan Africa from hesitant exchanges to institutionalized dimensions from the 1920s to the early 1960s, this article addresses regional dynamics in health diplomacy which have so far been under-researched. The evolution thereof from early beginnings with the League of Nations Health Organization to the Commission for Technical Assistance South of the Sahara and the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa, shows how bilateral dimensions were superseded by WHO’s multilateral model of regional cooperation in health. Alignments, divergences, and outcomes are explored with respect to the strategies and policies pursued by colonial powers and independent African states regarding inter-regional relations, and their implications for public health and epidemiological interventions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702020000900123&tlng=eninternational healthhealth diplomacyregional cooperationcolonialismsub-Saharan Africa
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Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions
História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
international health
health diplomacy
regional cooperation
colonialism
sub-Saharan Africa
title Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions
title_full Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions
title_fullStr Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions
title_full_unstemmed Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions
title_short Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions
title_sort regional cooperation and health diplomacy in africa from intra colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions
topic international health
health diplomacy
regional cooperation
colonialism
sub-Saharan Africa
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