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Decolonizing Global Health: A Moment To Reflect On A Movement

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17 July 2020, Berlin: "Decolonize" is sprayed on the Bismarck National Monument in Berlin which is ... [+] There is a lot that is wrong with how global health is designed, structured, taught, and practiced. If this was not clear before the pandemic, the ongoing Covid-19 vaccine inequity (vaccine apartheid) offers abundant proof that global health, as a field, does not walk the talk on buzzwords such as global solidarity or social inequities. Whether it is vaccines, grant funding or journal authorship, it is all about the power and privilege high-income countries (HIC) have and maintain, and what they may be willing to part with, as charity. The past two or three years have seen a flood of conferences, webinars, talks, op-eds, and articles on the need to decolonize global health (DGH). Similar calls are also being made to decolonize humanitarian aid. A number of schools in HICs have held events on DGH, mostly led by students. In parallel, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and

Innovation Healthcare Decolonizing Global Health: A Moment To Reflect On A Movement By Madhukar Pai , Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about global health, infectious diseases, and equity Follow Author Jul 22, 2021, 01:05pm EDT Aug 01, 2021, 01:17pm EDT This article is more than 5 years old. 17 July 2020, Berlin: "Decolonize" is sprayed on the Bismarck National Monument in Berlin which is smeared with paint. Photo: Sven Braun/dpa (Photo by Sven Braun/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images There is a lot

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