Ashish Joshi, Ashraf El-Metwally, Luis de Almeida Sampaio, Antonio Sarria-Santamera, Erica Kastrup, Ramune Kalediene, Josep Figueras, Robert Otok, Woldekidan Amde, Rajendra Surenthirakumaran, Rodrigo Reis, William Yotive, Matthew Brown, Brian B McGoldrick, Niharika Jha, Kun-Hsien Tsai, Xinhua Yu, Marian Levy, Maryam Karimi, Paul Barach, Gretchen Peterson, Diana Ruggiero, Dorothy Biberman, Tiruneh Baye, Beverly Tsacoyianis, Shawna Novak, Kamiar Alaei, Ntuli A Kapologwe, John Middleton, Henrique Barros, Margaret Kaseje, Olagoke Akintola, Wah Yun Low, Michael Arthur Ofori, Sharon Denise Griffin, Nishtha Sharma, Savannah Candace Kilgore, Kami Geron, Lucia Linares, Shaun Palmer, Olha-Mariia Alimenko, Diana Maddah, Laura Magaña
The findings highlight that Caribbean OMS display a heterogeneous approach to social accountability. These findings highlight opportunities for regional alignment with global standards, such as those promoted by the WHO, and underscore the need for more intentional and measurable approaches to social accountability across the region.
Public health diplomacy has emerged as a critical mechanism for addressing complex global health challenges. This paper summarizes the key discussions, lessons learned, and recommendations from the Public Health Diplomacy 2nd Summit, organized by University of Memphis. In the summit, participants explored the role of public health diplomacy in strengthening health systems and building resilient partnerships. This paper employed a qualitative descriptive approach for the data analysis. Participants emphasized the need to integrate diplomacy competencies into public health education and professional training while fostering stronger connections between evidence generation and policy action. 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.