Global health. The current scenario and future perspectives

60 and governance: Challenges and responses from Latin America”. 5 Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Global Health, Medellin, Colombia, November 2018: “Global policies and their impact on Health: The Latin American perspective”. 6 Sixth Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Global Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2020 (online): “Sustainable development and Global Health: The challenges of inequality in the region”. At present, the Alliance comprises eleven active academic institutions: 1 National Institute of Public Health (INSP), Mexico. 2 School of Public Health, “Dr. Salvador Allende G”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile. 3 Faculty of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. 4 National Faculty of Public Health, University of Antioquia, Colombia. 5 International Relations Center in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil. 6 Faculty of Public Health and Administration, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Peru. 7 Center for Research and Studies in Health (CIES), National Autonomous University of Nicaragua. 8 Center for Studies on Diplomacy in Global Health, Isalud University (Cedisag-Isalud), Argentina. 9 Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 10 Department of Public Health, University of the North, Barranquilla, Colombia. 11 School of Public Health, University of Costa Rica. Global Health at the University of Chile For instance, we can highlight the involvement of our School of Public Health “Salvador Allende G.” at the University of Chile in various international networks and collaborative agreements. The establishment of Global Health at our school was the result of expanding connections with other academic institutions in Latin America, North America and Europe during the first decade of the 21 st century. Prior to the formation of ALASAG, the PSG/UChile (in Spanish) (Global Health Program/UChile) actively participated in the American Public Health Association (APHA), particularly its International Section and the Trade and Health Forum. In this context, our program developed a special interest in investigating the detrimental consequences of economic globalization on Global Health, especially concerning global trade liberalization, in which Chile has participated since the mid-70s. Furthermore, the PSG/UChile has been engaged since its inception in the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), which currently