Bridging global health actors and agendas: the role of national public health institutes.

ABSTRACT: Global health crises require coordination and collaboration among actors and global health agendas including health security, health promotion, and universal health coverage. This study investigated whether national public health institutes (NPHIs) unify agendas and actors, how this can be achieved, and what factors contribute to success. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 24 public health leaders from 18 countries in six WHO regions between 2019 and 2020. Respondents described how NPHIs bridge agendas reporting five strategies that institutes employ: serving as a trusted scientific advisor; convening actors across and within sectors; prioritizing transdisciplinary approaches; integrating public health infrastructures, and training that builds public health capacity. Findings als

SUBMITTER: Myhre S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9002032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature