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Global health deserves better criticism

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Equity has been a central principle to global health since the field emerged approximately 25–30 years ago. More recently, attention has turned inwards, towards disparities and questions of inequities within global health as a discipline. Unequal access to funding, visa and language barriers, authorship practices, and the concentration of resources and influence shape who participates in global health. Yet, observed disparities and inequities are not the same thing. A disparity is a starting point for an investigation: understanding whether it reflects inequity, what produced it, and what might change it requires explanation.

Source: The Lancet Global Health

DOI: 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104111

Author: Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle

Institutions: Heidelberg University, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health

Language: English

Topic: Global Health and Surgery

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,680