An Agenda for Public Health Diplomacy in an Age of Populism

Keywords diplomacy , public health , politics , human rights , advocacy Citation McKee M, Figueras J, Kalediene R, Joshi A, El-Mohandes A, Otok R, Magaña L, Marchandise C and Barros H (2025) An Agenda for Public Health Diplomacy in an Age of Populism . Public Health Rev. 46:1609089. doi: 10.3389/phrs.2025.1609089 Received 15 September 2025 Revised 08 November 2025 Accepted 26 November 2025 Published 05 December 2025 Volume 46 - 2025 Edited by David Weisstanner , University of Lucerne, Switzerland Reviewed by Two reviewers who chose to remain anonymous Updates Check for updates Copyright © 2025 McKee, Figueras, Kalediene, Joshi, El-Mohandes, Otok, Magaña, Marchandise and Barros. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. PHR is edited by the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+) in a partnership with the Association of Schools of Public Health of the European Region (ASPHER)+ * Correspondence: Martin McKee, martin.mckee@lshtm.ac.uk Disclaimer All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.