From vaccine to visa apartheid, how anti-Blackness persists in global health
Catherine Kyobutungi, Githinji Gitahi, Marie-Claire Wangari, Patterson Siema, Evelyn Gitau, Florence Sipalla, Madhukar Pai, Samuel Oti
Abstract
Global health evolved from colonial medicine and hence deeply rooted in the white supremacy mindset Anti-Blackness is an inescapable consequence. Definitions of anti-Blackness revolve around the positioning of Black people, their cultural practices and knowledge as inferior, the conscious and unconscious dehumanization and discrimination of Black bodies, a disdain for Black people and their lived experiences, the disenfranchisement of Black people, but above all, a system of beliefs and practices that erode their humanity.
Topics & Concepts
Political scienceDevelopment economicsPolitical economySociologyEconomicsGlobal Health and SurgeryViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchGlobal Health Workforce Issues