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    Video: What will it take to decolonize global health?

    In this video explainer, Devex looks at how colonial mentality in the development sector has been affecting the COVID-19 response, why that is important to address right now, and what it will really take to decolonize global health.

    By Amruta Byatnal, Naomi Mihara // 17 July 2020
    What will it take to decolonize global health? Via YouTube.

    Calls to decolonize global health are growing as countries around the world struggle to contain the coronavirus and inequalities caused by imbalanced power structures resurface.

    What will it take to decolonize global health?

    Watch the video explainer with Devex Associate Editor Amruta Byatnal on YouTube.

    Experts from the global south have said the colonial mentality dictates who gets to make decisions, who gets to participate in the process of development, and who benefits from opportunities.

    But what does it really mean to decolonize global health, as well as the broader global development sector?

    In this video explainer, Devex looks at how colonization has been affecting the COVID-19 response, why that is important to address right now, and what it will really take to decolonize global health.

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    • Amruta Byatnal

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      Amruta Byatnal is a Senior Editor at Devex where she edits coverage on global development, humanitarian crises and international aid. She writes Devex CheckUp, a weekly newsletter on the latest developments in global health. Previously, she worked for News Deeply in the United States, and The Hindu in India. She is a graduate of Cornell University where she studied international development. She is currently based in New Delhi.
    • Naomi Mihara

      Naomi Mihara

      Naomi Mihara is an Associate Editor for Devex, working on creative and audiovisual projects. She has a background in journalism and international development, having previously served as an assistant correspondent for Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun and as a communications officer for the International Organization for Migration in Southeast Asia. She holds a master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism from Bournemouth University.

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