STORY: London hosts Global China Dialogue on health governance
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:15
LOCATION: London
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the eighth Global China Dialogue
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN ALBROW, British sociologist and founding honorary president of the Global China Academy (GCA)
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KABIR SHEIKH, Professor of global health systems and policy at University College London
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GERRY BLOOM, Research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Sussex
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KABIR SHEIKH, Professor of global health systems and policy at University College London

STORYLINE:

International scholars called for increased collaboration to enhance global health governance and establish stronger global health systems at a forum held in London on Friday.
   
The eighth Global China Dialogue, held at the British Academy under the theme of "Governance for Global Health," gathered scholars from China, the United Kingdom (UK) and France, among other countries.

Martin Albrow, British sociologist and founding honorary president of the Global China Academy (GCA), told Xinhua, noting that it was high time to discuss global health, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN ALBROW, British sociologist and founding honorary president of the Global China Academy (GCA)
"It is obviously a very important topic and everybody is very sensitive to global health issues."

According to Kabir Sheikh, professor of global health systems and policy at University College London, health governance is "an incredibly important subject."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KABIR SHEIKH, Professor of global health systems and policy at University College London
"I think global health governance is an incredibly important subject. The way we need to approach it is to try and understand the needs of the local and national governance priorities and considerations better. Well, we can't predict the rise of future epidemics and pandemics, and we must safeguard ourselves against those. We know that digital technologies and their applications (in the health sector) are expanding. So absolutely, we need to understand both the benefits and the risks of digital technologies."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GERRY BLOOM, Research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Sussex
"Clearly, the very important thing is the discussion of preparedness for future pandemics, and establishing mechanisms of exchanges of scientific knowledge, making sure that we have agreements for that we inform each other many outbreaks."
  
SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KABIR SHEIKH, Professor of global health systems and policy at University College London
"China has probably done more effectively than other countries in integrating traditional and complementary medicine more effectively into the mainstream of health systems. What we want to do together with our counterparts in China is to emphasize a research agenda that is focused on the application of technologies in real-world health systems, because we believe that is the area where there's the most potential for change."

The Global China Dialogue series, focusing on issues related to global governance, were conceived in 2014. Its next event is scheduled in 2024 and will focus on global governance and artificial intelligence (AI).

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from London.
(XHTV)