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. 2023 Jun 21;11(3):e2200298.
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00298. Print 2023 Jun 21.

Decolonization of Global Health in Haiti: A Call for Equity, Partnerships, Scholarship, and Informed Action

Dominique Guillaume  1   2 , Regine Thermy  3 , Candice Sternberg  4 , Judith Seme  5 , Tyra Montour  6 , Balkys Bivins  7 , Pepita Jean  8 , Juanita Barnett  9 , Guerda Nicolas  10
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Decolonization of Global Health in Haiti: A Call for Equity, Partnerships, Scholarship, and Informed Action

Dominique Guillaume et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. .

Abstract

Haiti’s current global health research architecture, led and implemented by foreigners far removed from Haiti, demonstrates the sector’s “non-global” nature. Decolonization in Haiti must start by addressing the vast inequities that comprise this structure.

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