This package is led by Professor Sharifah Sekalala (PI) from the University of Warwick in the UK. Prof Sekalala will work with Dr Lyla Latiff and Tatenda Chatikobo from the University of Warwick to develop an African Philosophical Framework of Digital Coloniality through the application of Ubuntu philosophy, and explore to what extent does contract law, itself a post-colonial egal form of regulation, reinforce digital health colonialism through the migration of data. All in-country work in Uganda is carried out in collaboration with Ibrahim Nsereko from Afya na HakiLink opens in a new window.

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OUTPUTS

WORKSHOPS

On 30 March 2023: as part of the broader aims of the project, Afya na Haki (Ahaki), our partner in Uganda hosted a seminar on Digital Health Innovation and Technology for Youth Empowerment in Uganda. It brought together youth, experts and stakeholders in digital health and identified a range of emerging digital health issues for Ugandans and African citizens more broadly.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Sekalala, Sharifah & Chatikobo, Tatenda (2024) 'Colonialism in the new digital health agendaLink opens in a new window', BMJ Global Health 9(2).

Shaw, James & Sekalala, Sharifah (2023) ‘Health data justice: building new norms for health data governance’Link opens in a new window, NPJ Digital Medicine, 6(30).

PRESENTATIONS

On November 1, 2023: Professor Sharifah Sekalala delivered a thought-provoking presentation titled "Revolutions eat their own children: Reimagining a decolonial digital health agenda" at the University of Amsterdam. The presentation provided a valuable opportunity to delve into the complex realm of digital health, its challenges, and the imperative need for decolonization within this sphere. This event was organised by the Law Centre for Health and Life and the Institute for Information Law.