How can engagement with political science and international relations for health be improved?

Abstract

The need to engage political science and international relations in analyses of domestic and international policy making for public health is undisputable, because political processes and decisions influence and shape health policy. The urgency of this need is underlined by the complex context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed the political nature of health policy, and the war in Ukraine—the latest in a series of 21st-century conflicts that are stark reminders of the profound impacts of conflict on the provision of health care to affected populations.