Opinions
The Transformation of Global Health: The World as ‘Semipermeable Membrane’ in the Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 has not only influenced all global healthcare development plans but also has substantially changed the entire context of how healthcare operates. The current pandemic has accelerated the gradual fusing of the global healthcare agenda with the rhetoric and challenges of international relations, which began in the early 2000s. In a way, the current crisis finalises the emergence of a new system governing global health and international relations, with the concept of “one health” as a focal point.