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Thinking Public Health: Decolonizing global health

Thu

20

Date

November 20, 2025

Time

— CST

Global health is in the midst of a re-examination of its roots and future, driven by calls to “decolonize” the field. Advocates have argued that longstanding patterns of power, authorship, and agenda-setting—often dominated by institutions in high-income countries—have constrained equity and innovation. The movement seeks to shift decision-making, funding, and recognition toward scholars and communities in the Global South. Yet the effort is also contested. Others have argued that decolonization risks symbolic reform, rhetorical excess, or the loss of valuable global coordination. The conversation exposes deep questions about how global health should balance justice with pragmatism, accountability with autonomy, and local knowledge with shared science.  What does this teach us, if anything, about the future of public health’s global work?
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