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. 2026 Feb 20:16:03006.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.16.03006.

Beyond knowledge transfer: integrating critical evaluation-knowledge translation framework for decolonising global health

Jayoung Park  1   2 , Blair Chang  3 , Sebin Jung  1 , Woong-Han Kim  1   2   4   5 , Jongnam Hwang  6
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Beyond knowledge transfer: integrating critical evaluation-knowledge translation framework for decolonising global health

Jayoung Park et al. J Glob Health. .

Abstract

Capacity-building programmes for health professionals in low- and middle-income countries often transfer technical knowledge without sufficient attention to community ownership. This suggests knowledge translation alone is insufficient; it must be integrated with critical evaluation to systematically support community participation. Here, we proposes an integrated framework to align knowledge translation with community ownership and balanced power. The framework reframes capacity building programmes as the governance of knowledge, power, and ownership, and provides actionable guidance for more sustainable and locally led systems.

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Disclosure of interest: The authors completed the ICMJE Disclosure of Interest Form (available upon request from the corresponding author) and disclose no relevant interests.

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Detailed mapping of the CE-KT integrated framework.
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