Strengthening the Global Health Architecture: An Evolving Agenda for the Quad

The Quad countries recently met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Japan. This commentary evaluates their achievements with respect to global health security since the first in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in 2021.The third Quad Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for this week in Sydney, was cancelled after U.S. President Joe Biden pulled out of it owing to domestic concerns.Officially called the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the Quad is a group of four countries: India, Japan, Australia, and the United States. This alliance was formed to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the member states. As part of this strategic alliance, the four countries announced cooperation in the areas of health security, climate change, maritime domain awareness, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, cybersecurity, space, and infrastructure.