Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action

Nadia Tagoe; Seye Abimbola; Davide Bilardi; Dorcas Kamuya; Lucy Gilson; Kui Muraya; Sassy Molyneux; Caesar Atuire

doi:10.1186/s12913-025-12566-3

Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action

Nadia Tagoe
, Seye Abimbola
, Davide Bilardi
, Dorcas Kamuya
, Lucy Gilson
, Kui Muraya
, Sassy Molyneux
, Caesar Atuire

Department of Philosophy and Classics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
The University of Sydney
University of Oxford
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
University of Cape Town
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Independent Researcher

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Abstract

This paper promotes reflexive consideration of health research practices using a decolonisation lens. We propose both incremental and more radical action in five domains: knowledge production, funding and programmes, dissemination, uptake, and education and training. We suggest four steps towards transformation and share a reflexive tool to operationalise these steps.

Original language	English
Article number	565
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12566-3
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Decolonisation
Education
Funding
Knowledge production
Knowledge systems
Research practices
Tools
Uptake

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Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action

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