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Creating a world free of infectious disease, one child at a time. Infectious Disease Epidemiologist I Global Health Expert I Ultimate Frisbee Enthusiast

Resharing this piece...expand this link to read the key takeaways in the article and then consider whether you are part of the problem, or part of the solution. Excellent work. #countryownership #globalhealth

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Inaugural Chair, Department of Global and Public Health, McGill University & Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Global Public Health Views reflect my own, not my institutions

One of our most widely read articles at PLOS GPH journal! Country ownership in global health by Abdisalan M. Noor 1. Country ownership is not yours to ensure, you certainly cannot confer it 2 Do not confuse government with country, or ministry of health with the health system 3. Have a dialogue, ask questions, listen to those who live with the problem 4. ‘Evidentiary’ knowledge and control over funds create power asymmetries 5. You are a helper and an ally, accept these roles and stay true to them 6. The most important voices for change are often the quietest 7. The power of data to change minds is not simply in the ‘quality of the evidence’ but in the ‘change activism’ it catalyzes 8. One size doesn’t fit all, really! 9. Beware of the policy development addicts 10. Harvesting of national data is the silent scandal of global health https://lnkd.in/gTdbaJ-m

Country ownership in global health

Country ownership in global health

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David Gittelman

Retired Global Health Public Health Advisor at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Will use this in my class, thanks for sharing Erin!

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