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Infectious diseases and securitization: WHO's dilemma.
Jiyong Jin1, Joe Thomas Karackattu
1School of Public Administration, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. jiyong76@163.com
Summary
Infectious diseases are increasingly viewed as security threats, particularly within the World Health Organization (WHO). However, differing interests between nations limit the WHO
Area of Science:
- Global Health Security
- International Relations Theory
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- Infectious diseases are increasingly framed as security concerns.
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1308 marked HIV/AIDS as a threat to international security, highlighting the securitization trend.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the securitization of infectious diseases within the World Health Organization (WHO).
- To analyze the challenges and limitations of infectious disease securitization in the WHO.
Main Methods:
- Utilizes securitization theory as a primary theoretical framework.
- Examines the World Health Organization's approach to infectious diseases since 2000.
Main Results:
- The WHO has increasingly securitized infectious diseases since 2000.
- A significant dilemma arises from asymmetric interests between developed and developing nations.
- Securitization efforts within the WHO remain largely rhetorical due to a lack of operational verification or enforcement mechanisms.
Conclusions:
- The securitization of infectious diseases in the WHO is constrained by global political and economic disparities.
- Asymmetric national interests hinder the translation of WHO's securitization norms into effective operational measures.
- Further research is needed to address these asymmetries for more robust global health security strategies.
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