ABSTRACT
In 2007, the foreign ministers of seven countries (Norway, France, Brazil, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa, and Thailand) issued a declaration identifying global health as ‘a pressing foreign policy issue of our time’, one that is:
… deeply interconnected with the environment, trade, economic growth, social development, national security, human rights and dignity. In a globalised and interdependent world, the state of global health has a profound impact on all nations – developed and developing. Ensuring public health on a global scale is of benefit to all countries.
