 The European Global Health Strategy: Implementation Dynamics and DriversDoris Dialer ()
A chapter in The Future of African-European Relations, 2025, pp 287-298 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The chapter examines the European Global Health Strategy (EU GHS), emphasizing its evolution amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and its positioning as a cornerstone of EU external policy. It argues that the pandemic catalyzed global health’s elevation to “high politics,” aligning it with EU priorities such as security and sustainability. Despite health remaining a member-state competence, the strategy bridges internal and external policy through a rights-based approach, focusing on universal health coverage, health threats prevention, and the One Health paradigm. The strategy underscores partnerships, particularly with the African Union (AU), emphasizing co-responsibility, mutual investments, and multilateral governance. The EU GHS also highlights trade policy’s critical role in securing global health resilience. However, implementation faces barriers like trade wars, political fragmentation, and the lack of legal mandates. Against this background, a new monitoring mechanism is supposed to ensure accountability, while challenges such as lack of action and geopolitical shifts test the strategy’s adaptability. Date: 2025 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-031-85810-9_26 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-85810-9_26 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development from Springer |
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