Decolonizing Global Health: Dr. Madhukar Pai and COMPASS Africa Tell Us Why and How

Produced and hosted by Jeanne Baron.

Investing in the long-term success of African leadership is essential to breaking cycles that perpetuate inequity and that stall progress in the HIV response. In January, The Coalition to build Momentum, Power, Activism, Strategy and Solidarity (COMPASS Africa) announced a major transition, with Pangaea Zimbabwe assuming the role of secretariat and the launch of a decentralized approach to governance across the coalition. These changes come as other efforts, such as negotiations on the Pandemic Accord, are struggling to advance, uphold or safeguard equity.

In this episode of PxPulse, we talk about why and how the decisions that shape global health must be made by those facing the greatest risks. As the world evaluates the pandemic response and debates on decolonizing global health gain momentum, equity in global health has never been more urgent. 

This conversation features global health leader and critic, Dr. Madhukar Pai. And two members of the transnational coalition COMPASS Africa, Francis Luwole and Barbra Ncube, offer an up-close look at the coalition’s pioneering new model for power-sharing.

Tune in to Hear

• Dr. Pai, a Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health at McGill University, Co-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Global Health, and a frequent contributor in the media on equity in global health
• Francis Luwole, the Tanzania Country Coordinator for COMPASS Africa
• Barbra Ncube, Programs Quality Coordinator for Pangaea Zimbabwe and member of COMPASS Africa

Links

• Listen to the episode (32:11)
• Transcript

Advocacy Resources

• Towards Authentic Institutional Allyship by Global Health Funders, PLoS Global Public Health
• Will Global Health Survive its Decolonisation?, Lancet
• Addressing Power Asymmetries in Global Health: Imperatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, PLoS Medicine
• New COMPASS Governance Structure to Accelerate HIV Policy and Advocacy, AVAC
• The Way Forward in Decolonising Global Health, Lancet
• The Pandemic Treaty: Shameful and unjust, Lancet
• PLOS Global Public Health
• Decolonizing Global Public Health: Exploring the how, from now til as long as it takes,The Choice Agenda