41. Indonesia Steps Up Global Health Diplomacy
- Author:
- Murray Hiebert
- Publication Date:
- 07-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Abstract:
- The year 2013 marks Indonesia's arrival on the global health diplomacy stage. In mid- June, the country's health minister became chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The president is cochairing a high-level panel advising the UN secretary-general on the global development agenda beyond 2015 that will report to the UN General Assembly in September. The same month Indonesia will host a conference of Asia-Pacific finance and health ministers to discuss ideas for funding universal health coverage in the countries of the region.
- Topic:
- Development, Globalization, Health, United Nations, and Health Care Policy
- Political Geography:
- Southeast Asia