Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action
Abstract This paper promotes reflexive consideration of health research practices using a decolonisation lens. We propose both incremental and more radical action in five domains: knowledge production, funding and programmes, dissemination, uptake, and education and training. We suggest four steps t...
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| author | Nadia Tagoe Seye Abimbola Davide Bilardi Dorcas Kamuya Lucy Gilson Kui Muraya Sassy Molyneux Caesar Atuire |
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| description | Abstract This paper promotes reflexive consideration of health research practices using a decolonisation lens. We propose both incremental and more radical action in five domains: knowledge production, funding and programmes, dissemination, uptake, and education and training. We suggest four steps towards transformation and share a reflexive tool to operationalise these steps. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-856eafb66f664f7b9ceede2f00ed0ab52025-08-20T02:17:53ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632025-04-0125111010.1186/s12913-025-12566-3Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial actionNadia Tagoe0Seye Abimbola1Davide Bilardi2Dorcas Kamuya3Lucy Gilson4Kui Muraya5Sassy Molyneux6Caesar Atuire7Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity of SydneyUniversity of OxfordUniversity of OxfordUniversity of Cape TownIndependent ResearcherUniversity of OxfordUniversity of OxfordAbstract This paper promotes reflexive consideration of health research practices using a decolonisation lens. We propose both incremental and more radical action in five domains: knowledge production, funding and programmes, dissemination, uptake, and education and training. We suggest four steps towards transformation and share a reflexive tool to operationalise these steps.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12566-3DecolonisationKnowledge systemsFundingKnowledge productionEducationUptake |
| spellingShingle | Nadia Tagoe Seye Abimbola Davide Bilardi Dorcas Kamuya Lucy Gilson Kui Muraya Sassy Molyneux Caesar Atuire Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action BMC Health Services Research Decolonisation Knowledge systems Funding Knowledge production Education Uptake |
| title | Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action |
| title_full | Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action |
| title_fullStr | Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action |
| title_short | Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action |
| title_sort | creating different global health futures mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action |
| topic | Decolonisation Knowledge systems Funding Knowledge production Education Uptake |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12566-3 |
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