| dc.description.abstract | Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representative of groups or
states. Health Diplomacy is the multi-level negotiation processes that shape and manage the global
policy environment for health. This concept developed and matured over recent decades, and
policymakers and researchers now are familiar with the term Global Health Diplomacy. In recent
years, health has risen as a strategic foreign policy and diplomatic concern for many countries and
regions of the world. This study aims to establish the status of Health Diplomacy as an international
issue with a specific focus on Kenya. These study aims to step-up Health Diplomacy within Kenya
and the concerned Ministries, it aims to raise awareness on international health-related issues and
opportunities. The study’s main objective was to establishes and evaluate the status of Health
Diplomacy as an international issue with a specific focus on Kenya. With specific objectives of
determining the policy on Health Diplomacy in Kenya, as an aspect of Global Health Diplomacy,
establish the practice on Health Diplomacy in Kenya and establish the existing evidence and trends
on Health Diplomacy in Kenya. The study collected Primary data was collected using participant
observation and questionnaire interview of key informant, from key Kenyan government ministries.
The collected data was sorted and analyzed using document analysis and thematic analysis
techniques, based on the emerging issues under study. The study was able to determine the status of
health diplomacy policy, the key state and non-state actors and the practice of health diplomacy in
Kenya. The study was able to identify the gap in global health diplomacy in Kenya and the
challenges faced. | en_US |
