The Guardian – Seven out of 10 global health leaders are men – and change is half a century away

Commenting in the Guardian, GH5050 Co-Director Professor Sarah Hawkes argues that the “‘stagnant’ global health system is dominated by rich states, rooted in colonialism and undervalues women”. Other health experts, including Dr Anuj Kapilashrami, a senior lecturer in global health at Queen Mary University of London, Professor Devi Sridhar, Director of the Global Health Governance Programme based at the University of Edinburgh and Amie Batson, Executive Director of WomenLiftHealth, reflect on the report findings and offer their perspectives on what global health needs to be doing to combat the patterns of power, privilege and priorities identified in the 2020 Global Health 50/50 Report.

Read the article in the Guardian here.