Decolonising Healthcare: Can we repair the divisions?
Dr Annabel Sowemimo author of 'Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why we Need to Decolonise Healthcare' will outline recent approaches to decolonising and anti-racism work within healthcare and medicine, and explore how decolonising frameworks may be applied to healthcare.
Black History Month
Date: Wednesday 04 October 2023
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre G59
Category: Student events, Staff workshops and seminars
Speaker: Dr Annabel Sowemimo
For UofG Staff and Students Only
Dr Annabel Sowemimo author of 'Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why we Need to Decolonise Healthcare' will outline recent approaches to decolonising and anti-racism work within healthcare and medicine and explore how decolonising frameworks may be applied to healthcare.
Can the solidarity galvanised around recent decolonising movements and Black Lives Matter protests be used to help build understanding about racism within healthcare and achieve greater health equity?
Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a doctor, academic, activist, and writer. As well as being a Sexual & Reproductive Health Registrar in the NHS, she is co-director and founder of charity the Reproductive Justice Initiative (RJI) (formerly Decolonising Contraception), which aims to address health inequalities and racial disparities. They have been shortlisted for numerous awards, winning grassroots organisation of the year at the 2020 Sexual Health Awards and a National LGBTQ Health Advisor award in 2022.