On the next Your Call, Doctor Eugene Richardson discusses his new book, "Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health." He argues that health systems in the Global South are neglected and underdeveloped as a way to keep them dependent on wealthy donor countries.
He says we’re seeing this play out right now with wealthy countries hoarding COVID vaccine doses. Several lower-income countries may not achieve mass immunization until 2024. What will it take to decolonize global health?
Guest:
Doctor Eugene Richardson, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Consultant with Africa CDC. Dr. Richardson previously served as the clinical lead for Partners In Health’s Ebola response in Sierra Leone. His new book is called "Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health"
Web Resources:
Al Jazeera, Parsa Erfani, Eugene Richardson, Jason Hickel: A call for global vaccine justice
PBS NewsHour: The ethics of ‘vaccine passports’ and a moral case for global vaccine equity
NPR, Joanne Lu: A Doctor's New Book Tackles The Colonialist Roots Of Global Health : Goats and Soda
