The words we choose matter: recognising the importance of language in decolonising global health.

FranziskaHommes; Helena BrazalMonzó; Rashida Abbas Ferrand ORCID logo; MegganHarris; Lioba AHirsch; Emilie KoumBesson; John Manton ORCID logo; Toyin Togun ORCID logo; Robindra Basu Roy ORCID logo; (2021) The words we choose matter: recognising the importance of language in decolonising global health. The Lancet Global Health, 9 (7). e897-e898. ISSN 2214-109X DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00197-2
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Recognition of the relevance of colonial history to the contemporary practice of global health is not new, but the recent increase in visibility and prominence given to it by global health institutions and flagship journals is welcome when accompanied by meaningful reflection and action.



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