Most health diplomacy training initiatives originated in the United States, followed by Europe, South Asia, and the Middle East¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Most initiatives originated from the United States (n = 3), followed by Europe (n = 2), South Asia (n = 2), and the Middle East (n = 1), reflecting the dominance of Global North institutions in defining and advancing GHD education. → Joshi Ashish 2025

Evidence¶

Joshi Ashish 2025¶

Joshi Ashish, Magana Laura, Jha Niharika, Otok Robert, Kapologwe Ntuli Angyelile, Sampaio Luís de Almeida, Kastrup Erica, Amde Woldekidan, Surenthirakumaran Rajendra, El-Mohandes Ayman, Reis Rodrigo, Kim So Yoon, Kane Catherine, Mackey Tim K., Yotive William, Barros Henrique, Kaledine Ramune, Figueras Josep and Brown Mathew D. (2025). Health diplomacy training, pedagogical approaches, and skills assessment: a scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1729728

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review's geographic distribution section reports the counts of initiatives by region: "Most initiatives originated from the United States (n = 3), followed by Europe (n = 2), South Asia (n = 2), and the Middle East (n = 1)." No effect size is reported.

"Most initiatives originated from the United States (n = 3), followed by Europe (n = 2), South Asia (n = 2), and the Middle East (n = 1). The overall landscape reflects the dominance of Global North institutions in defining and advancing global health diplomacy (GHD) education."

Discussion¶

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