A hopeful https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">re: improving #globalhealth through #Decolonizingglobalhealth #antiracism efforts—some examples of positive change:

@DGH_LSHTM & #blacklivesmatter https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> groups gathered signatures from 100& #39;s of staff, students, & alumni calling for leadership to examine the school& #39;s past
...listen to personal accounts of discrimination.

These groups have influenced the hiring of a postdoc to research it’s #colonial history & legacy. We wrote about Her findings & the calls for change from #DGH & #BLM groups & hope the leadership will act.
Other global #publichealth universities like @dukedecolonize @KarolinskaDGH @EdinburghUni @DecolonizeGh ( @HarvardChanSPH) have hosted conferences to critically examine & challenge west/white centric curricula

One of my faves is here: https://youtu.be/M51bsoTgg9k ">https://youtu.be/M51bsoTgg...
And powerhouses like @AspenInstitute @LSHTM_Crises @Humanit_Health have held discussions that confront how #colonial practices and bigoted assumptions hurt the very people #globalhealth is supposed to help
More #globalsouth voices are articulating the damage of silencing local experts and shipping in western approaches for everything from #familyplanning to #outbreakresponse .

Must watch: https://medium.com/aidreimagined/video-how-to-be-anti-racist-in-aid-a6eaebc54d3e">https://medium.com/aidreimag...
With this momentum donor agencies and research funding institutions must go beyond their statements and ensure representation and inclusion in leadership. @wellcometrust @gatesfoundation @NIH @DFID_UK

Here’s a good article thar explains how to do so: https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-we-must-translate-anti-racism-statements-into-action-97591">https://www.devex.com/news/opin...
And close to my heart: age old research practices and publishing norms are being exposed, questioned, and challenges. This brilliant satirical piece “How (not) to write about #globalhealth” unfortunately resonates deeply with so many of us :
https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/7/e003164">https://gh.bmj.com/content/5...
And some of the most prestigious scientific publishing houses are giving space to these issues. @GlobalHealthBMJ is leading the way! But @TheLancet @NEJM @nature @NatureMedicine have all had some important and probably controversial articles that attack inequity in #globalhealth
There’s a lot happening in this space. There are heavy structures of discrimination on a foundation of colonial history & power imbalances.

But the fight is worth it.

Global #publichealth is for the #global good. We need #equity & #inclusion now more than ever.

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