
Decolonising Global Health LSHTM
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DGH-LSHTM is a community of students, staff & alumni working to address the prevalence and perpetuating of colonial power dynamics in global health.
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I'm proud of this one. I've concluded most global health people don't talk about justice cuz they actually don't know what it means or how to apply it to their work. Pandemic treaty is imp opp for justice. Rajat Khosla n I wrote to make some noise. . dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-…


"I often hear colleagues say that 'science is objective'. But that is simply not true. Even science is influenced by social contexts. And when much of our scientific understanding originates in deeply racist, colonialist contexts, we must challenge it." -Dr Annabel in #Divided


Important reflections in last week's panel ft @paimadhu, Prof Mishal S Khan, Dr Rohan Deb Roy, DGH + FAIR (Fight Against Institutional Racism) reps, LSHTM TB Centre What does decolonisation of global health really mean? Plus transparent goal setting, strategic advocacy, material resources...


"Racial and gender disparities among highly successful medical crowdfunding campaigns" New Soc Sci & Medicine article by Political Determinants of Health Collective member Nora Kenworthy highlighting how #crowdfunding can be a technological amplifier of social causes of #HealthDisparities sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Join GlobalHealthMSc BSMS for their Current Stories in Global Health series! The second event will feature talks on decolonising global health by experts from the UK, Pakistan and Colombia. 🗓️Wed 26 April 📍Online via Zoom 👉Book: bit.ly/3TesiqY


𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚?🤔 A really interesting and insightful presentation by Mac-Anthony Cobblah of University of Cape Coast (UCC) about the importance of #OpenScience 🌍🧪 #UKSG2023 #OA #OpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication #Africa


Sharing anti-racism resources compiled by Black medical students. Of all these I would recommend Medical Apartheid by Martha Washington as a great starting point for those of us in Medicine tinyurl.com/yckwac22 Black Medical Students' Association of Canada @AFMC_e #ICAM2023


Promises to be an insightful event with Thirusha Naidu🇿🇦🇨🇦!

50% of global health leaders are nationals of just 2 countries - the UK and the U.S. Dr Fifa A Rahman asks, how can we be sure they have a true understanding of the needs of communities around the world? #Decolonising #Access2Meds #GlobalHealth

🎧 Wonderful & engaging podcast on why history matters to the present & future of #globalhealth 🙏 Dr Garry Aslanyan Sanjoy Bhattacharya & Anne-Emmanuelle Birn #power #healthequity #decolonizeglobalhealth podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glo…


Thanks to Dr Annabel for writing her book: profilebooks.com/work/divided/ Illustrated throughout with compelling story-telling, it makes the case with incisive evidence and history, the need to re-think healthcare for those from racially minoritised backgrounds.


Racism kills and climate change kills. NEW research by Race & Health and Colleagues exploring racial injustice, climate change, and health is now out in The Lancet . Read this paper and register for our upcoming event featuring this work using the link in our bio.


Our paper out today in The Lancet, calling on health community to examine and repair the structural discrimination that drives the unequal impacts of climate change, to achieve rapid and equitable action through a #JustTransition sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
