G20 and the global south: opportunities for global health

Leadership by southern countries is focusing attention on health equity Countries in the Group of 20 (G20) represent two thirds of the world’s population, and it is a major forum for international cooperation. In recent years it has intensified its focus on global health, starting with the creation of a G20 health working group in 2017. The G20 presidency rotates annually. It is currently held by Brazil, which was preceded by India and Indonesia, and will move to South Africa in 2025. This rotation through countries in the global south is providing opportunities to review the G20 agenda through a southern leadership lens. At the core of this agenda is global health, which cannot be detached from financial, climate, and economic considerations.1 Brazil has made its presidency …