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Frontiers Publication: Advancing regional and international cooperation in public health diplomacy

Thursday, 03 September 2026

Dean Ashish Joshi from the University of 蜜桃导航 School of Public Health co-authored a recent publication summarizing the key discussions, lessons learned, and recommendations from the Public Health Diplomacy 2nd Summit. The findings suggest that public health diplomacy should be recognized as both a strategic and operational tool for strengthening global health governance, promoting international cooperation, and preparing future public health leaders. 
 
The 2026 summit was held from March 23鈥�25 at the and brought together a diverse group of stakeholders in person, including academicians, public health professionals, diplomats, civil society representatives, and partner organizations.  
 
Participants represented 16 countries, 7 regions, and 11 public health organizations ensuring a global and interdisciplinary perspective on public health diplomacy.

For any questions related to this publication, feel free to reach out to Dean Ashish Joshi at ashish.joshi@memphis.edu

Collaborators

• Ashraf El-Metwally 鈥� King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
• Luis de Almeida Sampaio 鈥� Coimbra Health School, Coimbra, Portugal 
• Antonio Sarr铆a-Santamera 鈥� School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan 
• Erica Kastrup 鈥� Center for International Relations in Health (CRIS), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
• Ramune Kalediene 鈥� Department of Health Management, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania 
• Josep Figueras  鈥� European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, London, United Kingdom 
• Robert Otok 鈥� Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, Belgium 
• Woldekidan Amde 鈥� School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa 
• Rajendra Surenthirakumaran 鈥� Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka 
• Rodrigo Siqueira Reis 鈥� Bursky School of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA 
• William Yotive 鈥� World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), New York, NY, USA 
• Matthew D. Brown 鈥� School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, NJ, USA 
• Brian McGoldrick 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Niharika Jha 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Kun-Hsien Tsai 鈥� Department of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan 
• Xinhua Yu 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, USA 
• Marian Levy 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Maryam Karimi 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Paul Barach 鈥� 鈥疛efferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA,鈥疷SA 
• Gretchen Peterson 鈥� Department of Sociology, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Diana Ruggiero 鈥� Department of World Languages and Literatures, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Dorothy Biberman 鈥� Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Washington, DC,鈥疷SA 
• Tiruneh Baye 鈥� Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
• Beverly Tsacoyianis 鈥� Department of History, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Shawna Novak 鈥� Canada International Scientific Exchange Program (CISEPO), Toronto, ON, Canada 
• Kamiar Alaei 鈥� Department of Health Science, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA 
• Ntuli A. Kapologwe 鈥� Association of Schools of Public Health in Africa (ASPHA), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 
• John Middleton 鈥� Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH), Washington, DC, USA 
• Henrique Barros 鈥� Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 
• Margaret Kaseje 鈥� Association of Schools of Public Health in Africa (ASPHA), Kenya 
• Olagoke Akintola 鈥� School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa 
• Wah Yun Low 鈥� Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Universitiy Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
• Michael Arthur Ofori 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Sharon Denise Griffin 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Nishtha Sharma 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Savannah Candace Kilgore 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Kami Geron 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 
• Lucia Linares 鈥� Young Forum Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Austria 
• Shaun Palmer 鈥� Young Forum Gastein, Amsterdam, Netherlands 
• Olha-Mariia Alimenko 鈥� Young Forum Gastein, Kyiv City, Ukraine 
• Diana Maddah 鈥� UK-Med, Doha, Qatar 
• Laura Maga帽a 鈥� Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Washington, DC, USA 
• Ashish Joshi 鈥� School of Public Health, University of 蜜桃导航, 蜜桃导航, TN, USA 

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