Analysis of Leadership Skills in Global Health Diplomacy: A Study of International Health Attachés at the Dubai Health Authority in the United Arab Emirates

Purpose: The aim of the study was to analyse Leadership Skills in Global Health Diplomacy: A Study of International Health Attachés at the Dubai Health Authority in the United Arab Emirates Methodology: The target population of this study is the leaders who are within the Department of Heath-Administration Overseas Treatment, this is because they are directly involved with implementation and functioning of GHDs. the study is based on the interpretivist paradigm and is qualitative; moreover, the primary method of analysis is thematic. This approach will prove ideal in capturing and analyzing numerous and diverse leadership practice experiences in GHD within the DHA, and potentially facilitates improved understanding and practice of GHD in a defined health system. Findings: The procedure of coding the interview scripts revealed some thematic domains that captured participants’ views and experiences on GHD. Therefore, these themes highlight that GHD entails the aspects of the understanding, priority-setting, and communication; vision of strategy and planning; and the process of solving a crisis. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: This work seeks to present findings on the detailed practices and or/ difficulties of global health diplomacy based on the account of the respondents who are practitioners in the UAE. It stands in contrast to the current literature, the major part of which offers a more descriptive portrayal of the principles and the strategies of the Global Health Diplomacy, as well as describes cultural sensitivity, the process of strategic planning, and management of crises in the framework of Global Health Diplomacy in a theoretical manner, while this study gives the details of the experiences while going through the cultural sensitivity and crisis management aspects and provides a strategic look at the The detailed analysis of the measures taken during the crises, including the analysis of the situation considering COVID-19 pandemic is beneficial to discover the roles which involve the flexibility and strength in the world of diplomatic relations. This direction is highly beneficial when supplemented with current theoretical concepts (Fidler, 2010; Adams, 2008).