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SSPH+ Public Health Reviews (PHR) Publication: Agenda for Public Health Diplomacy in an Age of Populism

Thursday, 04 December 2025

On December 4, 2025, the public health paper “Agenda for Public Health Diplomacy in an Age of Populism.” was published in Public Health Reviews (PHR) a part of the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+).

Dean Ashish Joshi from the University of Memphis School of Public Health collaborated in the publishing of Agenda for Public Health Diplomacy in an Age of Populism in collaboration with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and collaborators from other countries including Portugal,  Lithuania, United Kingdom and other US collaborators from New York and Washington DC. 

The paper discussed how public health faces challenges from an increase in populism, disinformation, and weakened global institutions.  This leads to the threat to international cooperation, equity, and trust in science.  

Nine key actions were proposed. The proposal is a call to re-envision public health diplomacy as a moral and strategic necessity, not merely a technical task. Traditional diplomatic methods cannot stand alone. In a world marked by populism, misinformation, and political resistance, the stakes for global health are higher than ever. 

For any questions related to this publication, feel free to reach out to Dean Ashish Joshi at Ashish.joshi@memphis.edu.

Collaborators

  1. Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom
  2. Ashish Joshi, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States
  3. Laura Magaña, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Washington, United States
  4. Robert Otok, Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, Belgium 
  5. Ayman El-Mohandes CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, New York, United States
  6. Henrique Barros Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  7. Ramune Kalėdienė Lithuania University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
  8. Josep Figueras, Director Emeritus European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Brussels, Belgium
  9. Charlotte Marchandise , European Public Health Association (EUPHA), Utrecht, Netherlands

Link: SSPH+ | An Agenda for Public Health Diplomacy in an Age of Populism

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