全球健康作为战略要务——安全与和平背景下的健康

SECURITY Global Health as a Health in the context of security and peace Hermann Gröhe,Dr. Jürgen Meyer, Dr. Katalyn Roßmann, Einar Roßmann ›Global health is increasingly intertwined withsecurity, as pandemics, antimicrobial re-sistance, climate-driven disease spread, fragilehealth systems, and the potential misuse of AI ›National security today goes beyond militarystrength, as weak health systems and unpre-pared societies are equally vulnerable, prompt- ›A well-prepared health systemstrengthens na-tional resilienceby preventing crises, support-ing economic stability, and reinforcing trust in ›Development cooperation remains a moralduty, but in today’s geopolitical and financialclimate, both moral responsibility and enlight- ›To effectively strengthen national defense,health security must be treated as integral–through cross-sectoral policies, enhanced Table of Contents Welcome Remarks by HermannGröhe.....................................................................................................4 Health-Related Risks for National and International Security.......................6 Keynote speech by General Major Dr. Jürgen Meyer.................................................................................6The Expanding Concept of Security.......................................................................................................6Major Health-Related Risks.....................................................................................................................7a) Pandemics and Infectious Diseases...............................................................................................7b) Antimicrobial Resistance–the Silent Pandemic..........................................................................7 Imprint..................................................................................................................10 The following texts are based on two speeches delivered during the World Health Summit2025 in Berlin. The speeches were part of a VIP Dialogue Luncheon Discussion on the topic“Health, Security, and Peace–Global Health as a Strategic Imperative.” The speech manu- Discussion during the World Health Summit VIP Dialogue with a contribution byProf. Dr. Axel Pries,president of the World Health Summit(Foto: World Health Summit) Health in the context of security and peaceWelcome Remarks by HermannGröhe Hermann Gröhe during the World Health Summit VIP Dialogue (Foto: World Health Summit) It has almost become a commonplace to emphasize that global health is far more than aid forpoorer countries to which we feel morally obliged. One would think that, at the very latest sincethe COVID-19 pandemic, it should be clear how devastating the effects of a pandemic can be on Pandemics pose a major security risk, and the likelihood of another global pandemic occurringwithin the next 25 years is high. But the security policy relevance of global health goes even fur-ther. The deliberate use of artificial intelligence to create new pathogens that could be deployedas biological weapons is considered a significant security threat. The ever-expanding spread of an-timicrobial resistance also poses a serious risk–not only in war and conflict zones, but increas- At the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, we are deeply committed to these connections. We want to ex-plore the impact of health crises on international and national security, the role of security actorsin global health governance, and conversely, the role global health actors should play in securitypolicy. We aim to raise awareness and clearly demonstrate that strong engagement in global Of course, these are not the only arguments. Development cooperation and especially assistancefor the poorest remain a moral imperative. But under the current geopolitical and budgetary con-ditions, the arguments I’ve just outlined should play an importantrole in the needed debate. The In this context, I am always keen to highlight the pivotal role played by Tommy Thompson, thenUnited States Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist at-tacks. He championed the integration of public health authoritiesinto the national security frame-work, with a particular focus on bioterrorism preparedness. Thompson was instrumental in initi-ating the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI), recognising that health threats–whether deliber-ate, accidental, or naturallyoccurring–transcend borders. The GHSI, launched in November 2001, Let us reflect on how we can highlight the importance of global health beyond the“global healthbubble.”It is a matter of security and peacebuilding. We should strengthen this argument and Health-Related Risks for National and International Security Keynote speech by General MajorDr. Jürgen Meyer General Major (Medical Corps) Dr. Jürgen Meyer during his Keynote Speech at the World Health SummitVIP Dialogue (Foto: World Health Summit) In the 21st century, security is no longer