A multidisciplinary research initiative advancing equitable and accountable regional health governance systems
The RHGS investigates how regional frameworks can strengthen equitable pandemic preparedness and health governance.
Bridging global health law, policy, and human rights, the study advances a regionalized model that decentralizes
decision-making, enhances solidarity, and strengthens accountability.
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A landmark RHGS symposium examining Canada’s contributions to equity-focused regional health governance.
Authors: Uchechukwu Ngwaba, A.M. Viens, Carlos Bernal-Pulido, Karline Wilson-Mitchell, Okechukwu (Jake) Effoduh, Michelle Amri, Oghenowede Eywao, Lisa Forman, Roojin Habibi, Mathieu J. P. Poirier, Sarah Fixon, Innocent Ntaganira, Aminah Haghighi, Aeda Salim, Saumya Rai, Sandeep Kaur, Samrait Kebreab, Sekinat Owoyemi, Kateryna Fomina
This paper presents insights from RHGS’s 2024 symposium on how the Inter-American System (Commission, Court, and PAHO) can advance equitable pandemic management in the Americas while addressing gaps in WHO-led response measures. Using CFIR-guided qualitative thematic analysis of symposium proceedings and recent policy developments (IHR amendments and pandemic treaty negotiations), it recommends stronger binding regional agreements, cross-sector collaboration, human rights protections, and equitable resource distribution to overcome fragmentation, financing limits, and access inequities.
We collaborate with leading universities, research institutions, and organizations committed to advancing equity-driven global and regional health governance.
The Regional Health Governance Study receives support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Toronto Metropolitan University.
