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Transforming global health: decoloniality and the human condition
1McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada raphael.lencucha@mcgill.ca.
BMJ Global Health
|August 17, 2024
Summary
Decoloniality is crucial for transforming global health inequities. Integrating the
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Decolonial Studies
- Public Health Ethics
Background:
- Global health faces significant transformation due to persistent pathologies.
- These include resource inequity, power hierarchies favoring Global North institutions, and paternalistic North-South interactions.
- Decoloniality offers a critical lens to address these systemic injustices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the role of decoloniality in transforming global health.
- To explore potential omissions in decolonial approaches by examining the 'human condition'.
- To integrate universal human traits—both oppressive and cooperative—into the global health transformation agenda.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of decolonial frameworks in global health.
- Exploration of the 'human condition' as a complementary analytical tool.
- Synthesis of decolonial principles with universal human characteristics.
Main Results:
- Decoloniality is essential for addressing deep-seated global health injustices.
- Focusing solely on decoloniality may overlook fundamental aspects of human behavior driving both oppression and cooperation.
- The 'human condition' provides a nuanced perspective for a more comprehensive transformation.
Conclusions:
- Decoloniality is a vital framework for reforming global health.
- A holistic approach incorporating the 'human condition' is necessary for sustainable and equitable global health transformation.
- Understanding universal human traits can enhance pathways toward a just and unified global health future.
Keywords:
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