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Decolonizing and Democratizing Global Health

Decolonizing and Democratizing Global Health Research Training: Case Studies

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Decolonizing-Download-global-health-trainingGlobal health researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have begun paying significant attention to the idea of decolonizing and democratizing global health (DDGH). Acknowledging the controversial aspects of global health’s past, and the use of medicine and public health for political purposes — the movement toward decolonizing global health is placing new emphasis on identifying and removing power structures that stand as obstacles for achieving global health equity.

While this attention is welcome – at the time of this writing – there is no consensus about what DDGH means or requires in practical terms. For global health research trainees in particular, this can be a challenge and an opportunity. A challenge, because few educational resources exist, and an opportunity, because it means trainees can wrestle with these difficult concepts, develop their own understanding, and participate in the broader discussion about meaningful change. These cases intend to help foster that dialogue.

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The UJMT Consortium for the Fogarty Global Health Fellows and Scholars Program. (2023). Decolonizing and Democratizing Global Health Research Training: Case Studies.[https://globalhealth.unc.edu/education/fellowships-and-training-programs/research-training-decolonizing-and-democratizing-global-health/]

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