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. 2021 Apr 22;18(4):e1003604.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003604. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Addressing power asymmetries in global health: Imperatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Seye Abimbola  1 , Sumegha Asthana  2 , Cristian Montenegro  3 , Renzo R Guinto  4 , Desmond Tanko Jumbam  5 , Lance Louskieter  6 , Kenneth Munge Kabubei  7 , Shehnaz Munshi  8 , Kui Muraya  9 , Fredros Okumu  10 , Senjuti Saha  11 , Deepika Saluja  2 , Madhukar Pai  12
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Addressing power asymmetries in global health: Imperatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Seye Abimbola et al. PLoS Med. .

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Abstract

Seye Abimbola and co-authors argue for a transformation in global health research and practice in the post-COVID-19 world.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: MP serves on the editorial board of PLOS Medicine. None of the other authors have competing interests to disclose.

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Fig 1. Global health, as currently practiced, has many asymmetries in power and privilege.
Coloniality is but one manifestation of supremacy. Therefore, undoing supremacy will require much more than decolonisation. Image source: Madhukar Pai, with artwork by Sophie Lane.
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