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To navigate rapid geopolitical changes and the growing influence of the global south, global health governance must shift toward an inclusive, consensus-building model where the WHO acts as a facilitator rather than a prescriber. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Examine emerging transitions in global health leadership and outline pathways for inclusive multilateral governance beyond the Sustainable Development Goals framework.

August 30, 2026SSM - Health SystemsOpen Access

Towards global health governance in the post SDG world

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GBGerald Bloom KCKalipso Chalkidou

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Policy analysis demonstrates shifting geopolitical dynamics in global health leadership, suggesting a need for inclusive, evidence-based consensus building by the World Health Organization.

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Examine emerging transitions in global health leadership and outline pathways for inclusive multilateral governance beyond the Sustainable Development Goals framework.
Conducted a policy synthesis assessing macroeconomic shifts, declining development assistance, and pharmaceutical production capacity in the Global South.
Analyzed structural models of international coordination and evidence-based consensus building.
Identified growing manufacturing self-sufficiency in the Global South alongside geopolitical contestation as principal drivers disrupting conventional global health aid models.
Determined that international agencies like the World Health Organization must shift from top-down prescriptive mandates to convening evidence-based deliberative platforms.

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Bloom et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f00a6c1a8fb52e79c1c2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100301

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August 30, 2026SSM - Health SystemsOpen Access

Towards global health governance in the post SDG world

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Authors

GBGerald Bloom KCKalipso Chalkidou

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Overview

Policy analysis demonstrates shifting geopolitical dynamics in global health leadership, suggesting a need for inclusive, evidence-based consensus building by the World Health Organization.

Key Points

Examine emerging transitions in global health leadership and outline pathways for inclusive multilateral governance beyond the Sustainable Development Goals framework.
Conducted a policy synthesis assessing macroeconomic shifts, declining development assistance, and pharmaceutical production capacity in the Global South.
Analyzed structural models of international coordination and evidence-based consensus building.
Identified growing manufacturing self-sufficiency in the Global South alongside geopolitical contestation as principal drivers disrupting conventional global health aid models.
Determined that international agencies like the World Health Organization must shift from top-down prescriptive mandates to convening evidence-based deliberative platforms.

Cite This Study

Bloom et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f00a6c1a8fb52e79c1c2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100301

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