WHAT IS SHARED HEALTH GOVERNANCE?
A framework to coordinate diverse actors towards the common goal of health for all
The current health system is fragmented and unable to address severe health disparities and hazardous diseases threatening the lives of millions of people. Shared Health Governance (SHG) offers a theoretical framework to guide health governance. The following is an overview of the framework.
SHG aims to promote the health capability of all. We believe this is possible because empirical evidence suggests that human beings can act cooperatively towards a common good under the right conditions. On the assumption of the cooperative ability of human beings, SHG is a joint enterprise of diverse actors. All parties and persons are included, and no one should be excluded.
Diverse actors, under the joint enterprise, share and commit themselves to values and principles through the internalization of public moral norms. The aim is to hold each actor mutually accountable, aiding the collective whole in being accountable for its ultimate goal of health capability promotion. Commitment to this governance structure includes fair sharing of resources and optimal designation of duties, roles, and responsibilities.
SHG has legitimate authority and sovereignty to effectuate this ideal, recognizing the complementary role social sanctions and enforcement play. Actors’ role fulfillment in contributing to health capability will be continuously evaluated. SHG practices transpositional deliberation and follows impartial and scientific knowledge as much as possible.
Applying these core principles, SHG proposes the global health community establish a Global Health Constitution, along with the Global Health Council and Global Institute of Health and Medicine. The Global Health Council and a Global Institute of Health and Medicine work together to provide a master plan of health governance. The plan identifies health failures and delineates responsibilities for implementation. The Council and the Institute continue analyzing and formulating policies based on impartial scientific information and transpositional deliberation with various actors.