Abstract
China is an indispensable actor to global health. Given the sheer size of its
population, epidemiological history, and its economic development, China is
obviously a vital element in creating and maintaining sustainable strategies to
contribute to health-related sustainable development goals (SDGs), prevent and
mitigate the spread of future epidemics, and also facilitate innovations in health
technology. Without the involvement of China, the global health governance
system will have a serious gap. A failure to include China in the system could
thus undermine global health governance’s ability to combat disease outbreaks
and provide for other health related global public goods such as adaptation and
mitigation strategies to climate change. International health cooperation is not
only useful, but also essential, in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak and future
pandemics. The Netherlands, as a long-time supporter of global health and
strategic partner of WHO, should proactively explore possibilities for cooperation
with China. This report has been written for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to understand the role of China in global
health and explore viable policy options for the Netherlands to engage with
China in global health.
population, epidemiological history, and its economic development, China is
obviously a vital element in creating and maintaining sustainable strategies to
contribute to health-related sustainable development goals (SDGs), prevent and
mitigate the spread of future epidemics, and also facilitate innovations in health
technology. Without the involvement of China, the global health governance
system will have a serious gap. A failure to include China in the system could
thus undermine global health governance’s ability to combat disease outbreaks
and provide for other health related global public goods such as adaptation and
mitigation strategies to climate change. International health cooperation is not
only useful, but also essential, in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak and future
pandemics. The Netherlands, as a long-time supporter of global health and
strategic partner of WHO, should proactively explore possibilities for cooperation
with China. This report has been written for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to understand the role of China in global
health and explore viable policy options for the Netherlands to engage with
China in global health.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Netherlands |
| Publisher | China Knowledge Network |
| Commissioning body | Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Jul 2023 |