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. 2023 May;8(5):e011522.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011522.

A pragmatic approach to equitable global health partnerships in academic health sciences

James A Amisi  1   2 , María Sofía Cuba-Fuentes  3 , Esther M Johnston  4 , Martha Makwero  5 , Shailendra Prasad  6 , Tasleem Ras  7 , Daria Szkwarko  1   8 , Klaus von Pressentin  7
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A pragmatic approach to equitable global health partnerships in academic health sciences

James A Amisi et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 May.

Abstract

Global partnerships offer opportunities for academic departments in the health sciences to achieve mutual benefits. However, they are often challenged by inequities in power, privilege and finances between partners that have plagued the discipline of global health since its founding. In this article, a group of global health practitioners in academic medicine offer a pragmatic framework and practical examples for designing more ethical, equitable and effective collaborative global relationships between academic health science departments, building on the principles laid out by the coalition Advocacy for Global Health Partnerships in the Brocher declaration.

Keywords: Health education and promotion.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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