Recent decisions by the United States and Argentina to initiate withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) mark a significant moment for global health governance. This event will inform faculty and students at the School of Global Public Health about WHO’s role in preventing, preparing for, and responding to global health threats, and examine the legal, political, and public health implications of these withdrawals. Drawing on historical precedent and contemporary examples, the discussion will highlight how today’s deeply interconnected world makes multilateral health cooperation unavoidable, regardless of formal membership status.
Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how global health security, national interests, and multilateral institutions like WHO remain tightly linked in an era of rapid travel and transboundary disease risk. This webinar, which will include a Q&A with the audience is featuring the following panelists:
- Mike Merson, Interim Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Professor, Department of Global and Environmental Health
- Peter Navario, Clinical Associate Professor, Public Health Policy and Management
- Scott Rosenstein, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Global and Environmental Health
- Stewart Simonson, Visiting Adjunct Professor, Department of Global and Environmental Health
This event is open to NYU GPH students, faculty, staff and alumni.