Professor Meier’s presentation, “Shifting Global Health Governance: Implications for Health in All Policies,” will examine current transformations in global health governance and their implications for advancing Health in All Policies. The session will focus on the changing role of U.S. leadership in global health, including recent shifts in authority, financing, public health science, and foreign assistance. It will also consider how these developments are reshaping global health institutions and creating new challenges for health policy, governance, and equity.
Since World War II, the United States has played a central role in shaping global health institutions and bilateral health assistance. However, recent policy shifts have had far-reaching effects on global health governance. Professor Meier will discuss the rise of the U.S.-led global health order, the challenges associated with its decline, and the ways in which global health governance may need to adapt to advance Health in All Policies in a rapidly changing political environment.
Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, PhD, is Professor of Global Health Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His interdisciplinary work sits at the intersection of global health, international law, and public policy, with a particular focus on rights-based approaches to health. He has published widely on human rights in global health governance and is the author of several major books on global health law, policy, and human rights.
Event details
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EEST
Zoom link: https://tuni.zoom.us/j/64966166477
