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Articles by Shehnaz Munshi
“Critically Examining Decolonization: The Field of Global Health”: some conference reflections
We are writing from the following places:Azania, The traditional lands of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron peoples, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum.
Global Health is still the “Master’s House”: how brave are we to decolonise and dismantle it?
Decolonisation is not a metaphor and decoloniality is not an end. Rather, it is a means, a segue, a process, a lens with multiple ends. To advance socially just health systems, we argue for global health scholars (and especially us located in postcolonial contexts) to take a political stance on the side of justice. We need to recognise that we have the agency to read, engage with, and apply decolonial theory, methodology and praxis for justice and equity.
Decolonial thought and African consciousness for socially just health systems: An imaginative space
Decolonizing health in Africa is a conscientization project, historical and political in nature, that calls for a (k)new language and (k)new ways of being as thinkers and practitioners. On the 1st and 2nd of October 2020, we plan to host a virtual Africa convening to have a conversation about decoloniality in the broader field of Global Health.
NHI needed to eradicate inequality in the midst of coronavirus
THINK TANK: A new series of opinion pieces published on TimesLIVE every day The Covid-19 crisis strengthens the argument for the implementation of the National Health Insurance scheme 19 March 2020 - 15:04 By Shehnaz Munshi The Covid-19 outbreak is deeply concerning considering that SA's healthcare system was named by the WHO as one of the most expensive in the world.
NHI needed to eradicate inequality in the midst of coronavirus
By Shehnaz Munshi - 19 March 2020 The Covid-19 outbreak is deeply concerning considering that SA's healthcare system was named by the WHO as one of the most expensive in the world. Image: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo Quality health care is essential, but according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), only 10% of South Africans can afford it. The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) might be the solution to this violation of a basic right.
Decentering power in Health Policy and Systems Research: theorising from the margins
The field of Health Policy System Research (HPSR) offers us valuable theorisations and empirical work to guide us on how we can engage with the complex social, economic and political nature of health systems today. However, the field has not been able to fully grapple with theblind spots that are ever present in our reality.
Work-life balance and work-life joy in global health: Four regional perspectives and a Call to Action
The issue of work-life balance has recently been highlighted in a number of global health discussions. For example, earlier this year, the Wellcome Trust quite publicly explored whether to introduce a 4-day working week (but decided against this). The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation introduced a 52-week paid parental leave (but then halved this again).
Patient deaths show South Africa’s care for the mentally ill is in disarray
Janine Bezuidenhout and Shehnaz Munshi unpack the report and what it reveals about mental health care in South Africa. What did the report find and what does this say about the system failures in mental health care? Generally people with mental health disorders have limited access to the appropriate health care services. They have a lower life-expectancy and the increased risk of co-morbid physical illnesses. It is critical for them to have a stable environment, with qualified medical professionals.
Patient deaths show South Africa's care for the mentally ill is in disarray
A report in South Africa detailing the death of 94 people with mental health disorders who were moved from the Life Esidemeni Hospital and placed in inadequate facilities has sparked outrage and led to Qedani Mahlangu stepping down as the local government Minister of Health in Gauteng province. Janine Bezuidenhout and Shehnaz Munshi unpack the report and what it reveals about mental health care in South Africa.
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