Where does global health fit in a post-truth world?
In the series Global Health Lab Discussions
With the rise of public figures and public campaigns that appeal on an emotional level and disregard the evidence, the ‘truth’ is just one of many competing narratives. Global health has always had to navigate the tension between health beliefs and scientific evidence, but does the broader challenge to the notion of ‘expertise’ create an additional threat to global health practice? Should global health embrace the trend and play the emotional game to achieve its higher aims? Or should it always stick with the evidence however ‘unpopular’? Join us to discuss these and other issues as we explore where global health fits in a ‘post-truth’ world.
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