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Passport And Visa Privileges In Global Health

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Years ago, in the 1990s, a young Indian community physician was thrilled to get a fully funded opportunity to attend a summer program in epidemiology at a leading American school of public health. He waited for hours outside the US Consulate for his visa interview. His ‘interview’ lasted seconds. His application was denied, with virtually no questions asked or documents examined. Well, that was my story. While I now have the privilege of living and working in Canada, I still remember that traumatic, demoralizing experience. I know that my experience was neither unique nor exceptional. It is, in fact, the norm in global health. The field of global health is extraordinarily unequal, with privileged people and institutions in the global North dominating all aspects of global health. In fact, a majority of global health agencies are headquartered in US, UK and Europe, and most global health conferences are held in these countries. One form of privilege, the passports and visas people in hi

Innovation Healthcare Passport And Visa Privileges In Global Health By Madhukar Pai , Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about global health, infectious diseases, and equity Follow Author Jun 06, 2022, 12:11pm EDT Jun 07, 2022, 01:22pm EDT This article is more than 4 years old. Man's hand holding US passport. Map background. Ready for traveling. Open world. getty Years ago, in the 1990s, a young Indian community physician was thrilled to get a fully funded opportunity to attend a summer program in epidemiology at a leading American school

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