In 2019, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, visited Ebola-affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He took stock of the outbreak, spent time with affected communities, and personally thanked responders for their dedication. The WHO has 380 response staff in North Kivu and Ituri, working together with hundreds of local staff from the Ministry of Health and its partners.
As you learned in Modules 2 and 3, global health has become a collaborative project, requiring research and programs that reflect the experience and needs of local populations as well as expert partners from outside. This inclusive process has led to more equity in staffing and allocation of limited funds.
In this Assignment, you will examine an aspect of global health where progress has been made toward greater cultural humility, inclusion, and health equity in public health research, policy, and planning. You will also propose strategies to promote inclusion and equity within public health programs and systems.
3–4 pages (excluding title page and references)
Explain the role of health equity in the global distribution of a chosen disease.
Explain the importance of cultural humility and inclusion in public health research and planning.
Explain community-based participatory research and how it fosters the inclusion of local populations.
In your chosen public health topic, explain how progress has been made toward greater cultural humility and health equity in research or program planning.
Explain the role the community had in improving the cultural humility and health equity in your chosen topic.
Propose at least two strategies to promote inclusion and equity within a public health program and systems used in the region you selected.
See resources for specific examples of strategies.
Using the example of map-making or another similar scientific example, explain the role of cultural bias in global health research.
Review the Šavrič et al. (2019) article in the Learning Resources for more information on the map-making example.
Support your response with at least five scholarly resources and properly cite/reference using APA 7th edition.
