Decolonising public health and indigenous governance

Description

An event organised by the Indigenous Studies Discussion Group research network.

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Speakers

• Yap Boum II (Pasteur Institute of Bangui, Mbarara University of Sciences, Universities of Yaoundé I, Douala and Virginia, US)
• Felina Cordova-Marks (Hopi) (University of Arizona)
• Rita Sørly (The Arctic University of Norway)

About the speakers

Yap Boum II, Executive Director , Pasteur Institute of Bangui; Professor in microbiology, Mbarara University of Sciences; teaches Public Health and Microbiology at the Universities of Yaoundé I, Douala and Virginia, US. 

Felina Cordova-Marks (Hopi), Assistant Professor, University of Arizona; Director of Tribal Engagement for the Zuckerman College of Public Health CoVHORT (COVID-19 Cohort Research Study), Executive Committee member of the Hopi Education Endowment Fund Board

Rita Sørly, Professor in Social Work, Institute of Child Welfare and Social work, The Arctic University of Norway; Senior adviser in user participation in mental health and substance abuse for the Norwegian Directorate of Health

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