Sheikh Kabir, Schneider Helen, Agyepong Irene Akua, Lehmann Uta, Gilson Lucy
Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India.
University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
BMJ Glob Health. 2016 Jun 2;1(1):e000058. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000058. eCollection 2016.
As Global Health evolves, not merely as a metaphor for international collaboration, but as a distinct field of practice, it warrants greater consideration of how it is practiced, by whom, and for what goals. We believe that, to become more relevant for the health systems and communities that are their intended beneficiaries, Global Health practices must actively span and disrupt boundaries of geography, geopolitics and constituency, some of which are rooted in imbalances of power and resources. In this process, fostering cross-country learning networks and communities of practice, and building local and national institutions with a global outlook in low and middle-income countries, are critically important. Crucially, boundary-spanning practices in Global Health require a mindset of inclusiveness, awareness of and respect for different coexisting realities.
随着全球卫生的发展，它不仅是国际合作的一种象征，更是一个独特的实践领域，因此有必要更深入地思考其实施方式、实施者以及实施目标。我们认为，为了与作为预期受益者的卫生系统和社区更紧密相关，全球卫生实践必须积极跨越并打破地理、地缘政治和选民群体的界限，其中一些界限源于权力和资源的不平衡。在此过程中，培育跨国学习网络和实践社区，以及在低收入和中等收入国家建设具有全球视野的地方和国家机构，至关重要。关键的是，全球卫生中的跨界实践需要一种包容的思维方式，即认识并尊重不同的共存现实。
