Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity as Drivers of Global Health—Recommendations for Global Health Research, Education, and Practice

Global Health recognizes the interconnectedness of communities across the world in terms of health problems and solutions; yet, despite being foundationally different from international and tropical health, the term maintains a focus on low- and middle-income countries. The practice of global health is not a one-way street and, in order to follow a truly global and equitable approach, inclusiveness and diversity need to be ingrained and structural issues, such as inequity in accessing medical products and diagnostics, gender and income inequalities, among others, tackled. We contend that Global Health research, education, and practice require a truly participatory system in order to make fundamental changes to the present Northern-dominated Global Health agenda.