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“Je suis désolé, je parle français”: How English Hegemony Undermines Efforts to Shift Power in Global Health

Shani Turke, Marieme Fall, Marie Ba, Sokhna Aminata Diop, Mohamed Ly, Elizabeth Larson, Elizabeth Arlotti-Parish and Sarah Nehrling
Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2400201; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00201
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“Je suis désolé, je parle français”: How English Hegemony Undermines Efforts to Shift Power in Global Health
Shani Turke, Marieme Fall, Marie Ba, Sokhna Aminata Diop, Mohamed Ly, Elizabeth Larson, Elizabeth Arlotti-Parish, Sarah Nehrling
Global Health: Science and Practice Oct 2024, 12 (5) e2400201; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00201

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Shani Turke, Marieme Fall, Marie Ba, Sokhna Aminata Diop, Mohamed Ly, Elizabeth Larson, Elizabeth Arlotti-Parish, Sarah Nehrling
Global Health: Science and Practice Oct 2024, 12 (5) e2400201; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00201
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    • Abstract
    • INTRODUCTION
    • ENGLISH HEGEMONY LIMITS REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE POPULATIONS
    • ENGLISH HEGEMONY FURTHER BURDENS ALREADY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
    • ENGLISH HEGEMONY OPPOSES GLOBAL PRIORITIES OF LOCALIZATION AND POWER-SHIFTING
    • ENGLISH HEGEMONY STIFLES INNOVATION
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