How the ‘foreign gaze’ shapes global health

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Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. Seye Abimbola Lire en français A medical doctor turned academic and editor, Seye Abimbola examines the dynamics of power, knowledge, and equity in health systems. His latest book, The Foreign Gaze: Essays on Global Health 1 , explores how research often reflects the priorities of those in power, rather than the communities it is meant to serve. Abimbola spoke to Nature Africa from the University of Sydney, in Australia, where he is a professor of health systems, reflecting on a career t

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