From Cooperation to Governance: Institutionalizing Health Cooperation under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

Abstract

This study moves beyond examining individual projects and infrastructure outcomes to explore how health cooperation under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has evolved into a stable and institutionalized governance mechanism. It addresses key questions: How has health cooperation progressed from project-based collaboration to institutionalized governance? What mechanisms support this institutionalization? How does such cooperation contribute to sustainable health governance structures?

The study synthesizes evidence on cooperative practices, operational mechanisms, and sustainability outcomes to explain how health cooperation under CPEC has gradually developed into a long-term governance framework. By proposing a “Model of Health Governance Institutionalization,” it demonstrates how bilateral health cooperation can evolve into sustainable governance structures in developing countries, contributing to research in global health governance.