Beyond the Ivory Tower: A Dialogue on Decolonising Global Health
Friday, 25 April 2025, 5.30pm to 7pm
A forward-looking dialogue with scholars from the Global South, addressing issues of structural injustice with health equity front and centre. This event builds on the NDPCHS 'Decolonising Global Health' blog series and a panel at Green Templeton in September, Beyond the Ivory Tower: Healthcare Leadership in Times of Crisis. The event is co-sponsored by the Oxford Global Health Society (OGHS).
Date: Friday 25 April 2025
Time: 17:30 to 19:00
Speakers: Shashika Bandara (McGill), Maju Brunette (Ohio State/Oxford) and Neelika Malavige (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)
Location: EP Abraham Lecture Theatre and Online
A forward-looking dialogue with scholars from the Global South, addressing issues of structural injustice with health equity front and centre. This dialogue is expected to serve as a platform for bringing together scholars willing to adopt a kaleidoscopic lens on the current decolonising global health narrative. There will be a Q&A, then a short drinks reception. This event builds on the NDPCHS blog series Decolonising Global Health and a panel at Green Templeton in September, Beyond the Ivory Tower: Healthcare Leadership in Times of Crisis. The event is co-sponsored by the Oxford Global Health Society (OGHS).
Register to attend in person or online. For more information, contact Maria Julia Brunette at maju.brunette@gtc.ox.ac.uk.
Shashika Bandara (left) is a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Global Public Health in the School of Population and Global Health at McGill University. He co-leads McGill University’s research on policy exemplars addressing structural discrimination to improve health in collaboration with the O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health. His research and advocacy focus on global health policy and governance.
Maju Brunette (centre) is a Peruvian native who champions health equity for historically marginalized communities in the Americas. Drawing on her skills as an engineer and systems thinker, she co-designs global public health through both a decolonising and gender equity lens.
Neelika Malavige (right) is a Professor at the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka and an academic visitor at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford. She is the president-elect of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. She has been working on immunopathogenesis of dengue and pandemic preparedness.
