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An Afrofuture of Global Health
Emma Nelson Bunkley1, Ndèye Aminata Mbaye2, Fatoumata Diagne2
1University of Colorado Denver, USA; West African Research Association, Dakar, Senegal.
Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|April 1, 2026
Summary
Afrofuturism can reshape global health by centering African perspectives. This approach challenges existing paradigms, promoting knowledge generation from the global majority for more inclusive health solutions.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Sociology
- African Studies
Background:
- Current global health frameworks often perpetuate colonial power dynamics.
- There is a need to decenter Western perspectives in global health research and practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To utilize Afrofuturism as a theoretical lens to reimagine global health.
- To explore how African and African diaspora experiences can inform more equitable global health approaches.
Main Methods:
- Archival research in Senegal, West Africa.
- Ethnographic research in Senegal, West Africa.
- Application of Afrofuturism and interembodiment theory.
Main Results:
- Afrofuturism offers a framework to challenge "calcified" global health understandings.
- Centering the experiences of the global majority can shift dominant paradigms.
- Interembodiment theory provides a way to integrate diverse perspectives into global health.
Conclusions:
- Global health must critically engage with its past and power structures.
- Afrofuturism provides a pathway for more inclusive and equitable global health.
- Prioritizing knowledge generation from marginalized communities is essential for effective global health.
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