Will global health survive its decolonisation?

Abimbola, Seye; Pai, Madhukar

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(20)32417-x

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Will global health survive its decolonisation?

Abimbola, Seye, Pai, Madhukar·2020·The Lancet

DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)32417-x

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Colonialism shapes oral health inequities by privileging Western biomedical paradigms and marginalizing Indigenous knowledge and leadership.
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Participatory implementation expands what counts as evidence by recognizing experiential, Indigenous, and local knowledge alongside academic expertise.
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A decolonial implementation approach requires culturally safe care, Indigenous and community leadership, shared governance, and recognition of epistemic justice.
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Background
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Authors: Abimbola, S., & Pai, M.
Affiliations: McGill University (CA)
Corresponding author: Pai, Madhukar
ORCID: Pai, Madhukar
Venue: The Lancet
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-11
Volume: 396
Issue: 10263
Pages: 1627-1628
ISSN: 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)32417-x
OpenAlex: W3108386058
Cited by: 408
References: 7
Citations by year: 2026: 77 · 2025: 68 · 2024: 78 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 61 · 2021: 60 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 165.95
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: The Lancet (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Anthropology › Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Public health and occupational medicine
Keywords: global health, colonialism, health equity, global health governance
MeSH terms: Health Equity, Developing Countries, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, International Cooperation, Global Health, Cultural Diversity, Racism

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