The future of global health: restructuring governance through inclusive youth leadership

Brianne O'Sullivan^{1

2

3}, Anthony Zhong⁴, Lillian Li Yin⁵, Surabhi Dogra^{6

7}, Marot Touloung Chadop⁸, Shakira Choonara^#^{3

7

9}, Brian Li Han Wong^#^{10

11}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Information Science, Western University Faculty of Health Sciences, London, Ontario, Canada bosulli7@uwo.ca.
² Office of International Affairs for the Health Portfolio, Multilateral Relations Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ Shakira Choonara Development, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁴ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
⁶ Youth Council, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁷ The Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, London, UK.
⁸ African Youth Action Network, Kampala, Uganda.
⁹ Youth Health Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
¹⁰ Department of International Health, Maastricht University Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
¹¹ The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030, Geneva, Switzerland.

^# Contributed equally.

Brianne O'Sullivan et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 Nov.

. 2023 Nov;8(11):e013653.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013653.

Brianne O'Sullivan^{1

2

3}, Anthony Zhong⁴, Lillian Li Yin⁵, Surabhi Dogra^{6

7}, Marot Touloung Chadop⁸, Shakira Choonara^#^{3

7

9}, Brian Li Han Wong^#^{10

11}

¹ Department of Health Information Science, Western University Faculty of Health Sciences, London, Ontario, Canada bosulli7@uwo.ca.
² Office of International Affairs for the Health Portfolio, Multilateral Relations Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ Shakira Choonara Development, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁴ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
⁶ Youth Council, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁷ The Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, London, UK.
⁸ African Youth Action Network, Kampala, Uganda.
⁹ Youth Health Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
¹⁰ Department of International Health, Maastricht University Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
¹¹ The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030, Geneva, Switzerland.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: Health policy; Public Health.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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