Rethinking Knowledge in Global Health: Decolonizing Our Approach

• This impactful chapter examines how global health knowledge systems remain rooted in colonial structures that prioritize Western expertise while marginalizing indigenous and local knowledge. The authors outline a path towards "Emancipatory Health Interventions" that center communities' agency rather than reinforcing saviorism. They advocate for a shift from knowledge production to knowledge cultivation, reconnecting health solutions to their social and cultural contexts. The chapter challenges traditional power hierarchies in global health, proposing concrete strategies to foster true knowledge plurality and highlighting successful models like Zimbabwe's Friendship Bench that demonstrate the effectiveness of locally-driven, contextually-appropriate health interventions.