In the first of a two part series Mun-Keat Looi asks whether its efforts on decolonisation are enoughIn 2019 the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) put itself under interrogation. “When people with power ask, ‘How are we doing?’ we just describe their power rather than challenge its legitimacy.” Bhutta asks, “Decolonisation, yes—but decolonisation for what? To absolve yourselves of the responsibility for global health and centuries of neglect? Sadly, I don’t see it in global health yet.” Smeeth says, “The important thing for me is how we want to do things from now on. This article is part of a series of articles and podcasts on “decolonising health and medicine”: www.bmj.com/decolonising-healthCompeting interests: None.

Source: The Guardian October 16, 2023 09:07 UTC