Self-Reflection as a Starting Point: Observations in Global Health Research

Wouter Bakker; Thomas van den Akker; Jelle Stekelenburg

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00381

Self-Reflection as a Starting Point: Observations in Global Health Research

Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024 Dec 20;12(6):e2300381. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00381. Print 2024 Dec 20.

Authors

Wouter Bakker^{1

2}, Thomas van den Akker^{3

2}, Jelle Stekelenburg^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Athena Institute, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected].
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Athena Institute, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Health Sciences, Global Health Unit, University Medical Centre Groningen/University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leeuwarden Medical Centre, Leeuwarden The Netherlands.

Abstract

As researchers in global health, we reflect on the inequities in our work and our own struggles with these inequities and suggest some points to consider to address them in future global health work.