Global governance of global public goods for health

Production and provision of global public goods is a hot topic in global development and governance discussions. Public goods are traditionally assured by national governments, since the market do not have financial incentives to engage in provision and dissemination of goods that no one can be excluded from, no charge can be levied for use and costs cannot be recouped. But in global politics, there is no ‘global government’ to undertake this role.

How can we solve the global challenges we face concerning underproduction of knowledge and research and development for poor populations? Avoiding antimicrobial resistance? Secure vaccine development and pandemic flue preparedness?  How can we ensure provision of global public goods when incentives are scarce, financing strained, responsibilities unclear and interests’ conflict?

John-Arne Røttingen s the Director of the Division of Infectious Disease Control at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health; Professor of Health Policy at the Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo; Visiting Professor at the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health; and Institute Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Global Health Institute.

This plenary presentation is free and open to all!