Health data are not biased in a reductive and negative sense, but are political artifacts—marked by, reflecting, and shaping systems of power in society, writes Collective member Kadija Ferryman
The Covid-19 pandemic provides a novel opportunity to study the production of knowledge and ignorance in the face of an ‘unknown but knowable’ global disease.
Rather than grieve for an idealistic vision of global health as cooperation, altruism and equity, it would be much better if we were more aware of which constituencies people are representing, and what strategies are available to influence policy, writes Collective member Sridhar Venkatapuram.
Open Science and public health data are public goods to be used for the global common good, writes Collective member Mary FE Ebeling. They should not be used for extractive purposes, or to punish those brave enough to share.
How does epidemic injustice interact with the world of global health governance and how can the institutions of global governance be deployed to address the problem?
Waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 health products and technologies is essential if we are to correct global health inequities and enable more equitable access, writes Collective member Deborah Gleeson.
A blog written by members of The Political Determinants of Health Collective, where they discuss how their work contributes to furthering knowledge and research in this area.
