Rethinking Global Health: Voices from Latin America and the Caribbean
For years, discussions about the future of global health have focused on issues outside our region. But the challenges we face in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as persistent inequalities and gaps in access, demand that our voices be heard.
Led by the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico), together with the Universidad Mayor (Chile) and the University of the West Indies (Caribbean), and with the support of the Wellcome Trust, from the CIIPS – Center for Health Policy Implementation and Innovation of the IECS, we are taking a step towards this global conversation to rethink the architecture of global health in a time of crisis and opportunity.
Why does it matter?
Being part of this dialogue isn't just about participating: it's about occupying a space that has long been vacant for our region. From Latin America, we have experiences, policies, and lessons learned that can transform the way the world understands equity, governance, and innovation in health.
In the regional consultation—which included interviews, dialogues, and an open survey—we are gathering input from citizens, professionals, institutions, and stakeholders who experience the challenges of our health systems on a daily basis.
The main questions guiding this dialogue are
- What are the main challenges of the current global health architecture?
- What should be the functions of a reinvented, more efficient, effective, and equitable global health architecture?
- How should international health financing be mobilized, prioritized, differentiated, and delivered as part of this new architecture?
- What key reforms are needed to achieve this evolution, who should lead them, and how can geopolitical and macroeconomic trends influence their implementation?
These perspectives will be essential for designing more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient health systems, where global decisions are informed by local realities.
We will continue to disseminate the results and next steps of this initiative through the IECS institutional networks and also through the CIIPS accounts, where we share specific content on health policies.