Global health is more than just ‘Public Health Somewhere Else’
► Global health can be anywhere as it often focuses on large-scale health inequities that are rooted in transnational determinants. ► Some global health initiatives and actors aim to find solutions to domestic problems. ► King and Koski’s definition of global health may exacerbate inequities b...
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| Language: | English |
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BMJ Global Health
2025
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| Online Access: | https://repository.auw.edu.bd/handle/123456789/1178 |
| Summary: | ► Global health can be anywhere as it often focuses
on large-scale health inequities that are rooted in
transnational determinants.
► Some global health initiatives and actors aim to find
solutions to domestic problems.
► King and Koski’s definition of global health may
exacerbate inequities by reserving the right to call
oneself a global health researcher to those who are
privileged and have access to funding that enables
them to travel to other settings.
► An inadequate definition of global health based on a
‘here’ vs ‘somewhere else’ dichotomy could result
in less funding for a field already characterised by
limited resources.
► The decolonisation of global health requires promot-
ing and valuing reflexivity, critical approaches, equi-
table partnerships and accountability. |
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