Health Diplomacy Alliance

HDA is a not-for-profit, member-based organization that applies diplomacy as an instrument to respond to health challenges shaped by geopolitics and national and community needs.

We operate at the crossroads of health, foreign policy, and power struggles, promoting collaboration in situations where political interests make it difficult to work together on health issues and where just technical fixes aren’t enough.

Drawing on diplomatic practice, policy expertise, and regional experience, we help governments and partners align health priorities with political realities.

Our work strengthens dialogue, coordination, and trust so health responses remain feasible, legitimate, and responsive to the current complex world’s needs.

Our Approach

Policy Advocacy for Change

We engage with policymakers and international organizations to ensure that health is central to global policies. Our advocacy focuses on actionable solutions that address the most pressing health challenges of our time, fostering equity and resilience.

Forging Global Alliances

Collaboration is at the heart of our mission. By building strategic partnerships with governments, non-profits, and academic institutions, we strengthen the global response to health challenges and promote cross-sector solutions.

Promoting Inclusive Community Engagement

We understand that effective health solutions require grassroots voices. Through inclusive outreach, we incorporate the needs and expertise of communities, ensuring impactful and sustainable change.

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Why we do it

Health in foreign policy

We aim to place health at the heart of foreign policy because decisions in this space shape financing, access, preparedness, and response, and health often enters these discussions late or indirectly.

The Alliance contributes to bringing health considerations into foreign policy and international relations debates, using evidence from practice and policy experience to inform advocacy and decision-making.

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how we do it

Theory to Practice

We employ health diplomacy as a practical instrument to contribute to international policy and diplomatic discussions.

The Alliance engages governments, international organizations, academia, civil society, and the private sector through structured dialogue, linking policy analysis with experience from diplomatic, multilateral, and implementation contexts to bring health considerations into foreign policy and international relations processes.

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Politics, power, and the geopolitics of health shape health outcomes despite scientific evidence.

We focus on this intersection, using health diplomacy to bring health considerations into foreign policy and international relations processes where they are often absent.

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Personal Coach - HDA

Our Latest Insight

Events

Virtual Panel Discussion

Digital Health Week 2025: Advancing Global Digital Health Innovation

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Invisible Emergencies: Climate Change, Mental Health, and Health Diplomacy

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777 Campaign: World AMR Awareness Week 2025

Other Insights

Health Diplomacy Must Start with People: Why Tunisia’s New World Bank Investment Risks Falling Short

WHO Launches Civil Society Task Force on AMR

From Evidence to Policy: The Establishment of the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action against AMR