[Correspondence] New approaches for UK–China global health cooperation

00:00 - 06 Feb 2026

Global health faces unprecedented strain and challenges to its legitimacy. The health-related Sustainable Development Goals and progress towards universal health coverage are off track, and multilateral cooperation is suffering due to geopolitical tensions. The future of global health is likely to be less aid-based and more reliant on domestic financing in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), more equitable markets for access to health technologies and digitally mediated treatment guidelines, and strengthened country capabilities.