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resource: Rethinking development interventions through the lens of decoloniality in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of global health
access date: 2020-12-08 20:41:15
repository: Taylor and Francis+NEJM
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  label: Global health
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  label: decoloniality
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  label: development interventions
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  label: sub-Saharan Africa

Rethinking development interventions through the lens of decoloniality in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of global health
type: AcademicArticle
abstract: There has been much talk about decolonizing global health lately. The movement, which has arisen in various communities around the world, suggests an interesting critique of the Western dominant model of representations. Building upon the ‘decolonial thinking’ movement from the perspective of Francophone African philosophers, we comment on its potential for inspiring the field of global healthinterventions. Using existing literature and personal reflections, we reflect on two widely known illustrations of global health interventions implemented in sub-Saharan Africa – distribution of contraceptives and dissemination of Ebola virus prevention and treatment devices – featuring different temporal backdrops. We show how these solutions have most often targeted the superficial dimensions of global health problems, sidestepping the structures and mental models that shape the actions and reactions of African populations. Lastly, we question the ways through which the decolonial approach might indeed offer a credible positioning for rethinking global health interventions.
pages: 1-14
doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1858134
short title: Rethinking development interventions through the lens of decoloniality in sub-Saharan Africa
extra: _eprint: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17441692.2020.1858134
creator: Person
author list: Person
is part of: Issue
  date: 2020-12-08
  is part of: Global Public Health
    type: Journal
    publisher: Taylor & Francis
    issn: 1744-1692

Person
given name: Lara
surname: Gautier

Person
given name: Youssouf
surname: Karambé

Person
given name: Jean-Paul
surname: Dossou

Person
given name: Oumar Mallé
surname: Samb