Decolonizing Local Health: Advancing from Participation to Equitable Partnership along the Thailand–Myanmar Border
Myat Htoo Razak, Cynthia Maung · 2026
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Myat Htoo Razak and Cynthia Maung argue for decolonizing health work at the local level in a 2026 paper. The decolonize global health movement has attacked lopsided funding and credit between rich-country actors and local ones. Less examined is power inside local systems: who leads, decides, speaks, and holds the money there. The authors draw on decades along the Thailand-Myanmar border.
There, ethnic health groups built working systems through war and displacement, running clinics, training staff, and fighting disease. Partnerships with donors and governments delivered much, yet agenda setting, funding control, and authorship stayed uneven: locals often implement while others decide. The authors call for direct flexible funding, shared governance, fair credit, and shared risk, so partnership replaces mere participation.
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| CREATOR | Myat Htoo Razak, Cynthia Maung |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |