Addressing power asymmetries in global health: Imperatives in the wake of the COVID-19
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Contemporary global health education is overwhelmingly skewed towards high-income
countries (HICs). HIC-based global health curricula largely ignore colonial origins of global …

Global health emerged as a distinct public health discipline within the last two decades. With
over 95% of Masters of Global Health degree programmes located in high-income countries …

Recognising how history shapes current global health systems is a way for students to
reorient their understanding and scrutinise and resist elements of white saviourism …

This paper explores the decolonization of global health through a focus on malaria and
European colonialism in Africa. We employ an historical perspective to better articulate what …

Inspired by the 2021 BMJ Global Health Editorial by Atkins et al on global health (GH)
teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of GH students and recent graduates from …

There are contrasting opinions of what global health (GH) curricula should contain and
limited discussion on whose voices should shape it. In GH education, those with first-hand …

Purpose Considering the severity of the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the
whole of humanity, particularly in this case on the physical and mental health of students …

Background Global health and sustainable development have increasingly been recognised
as important parts of medical education, yet education on these issues remains fragmented …

Results: Survey results indicate a high level of satisfaction and an increased understanding
of a new healthcare system. The majority of students wanted more scheduled activity times …