Author: Eric Reinhart

Recently, the International Court of Justice found Israel likely in violation of the Genocide Convention due to its treatment of Palestinians, particularly the attacks on Gaza’s health workers and infrastructure. Despite this, major U.S.-based global health organizations have remained silent on the issue, failing to condemn the destruction in Gaza aided by the Biden administration. Frantz Fanon’s observations on medicine and colonialism remain relevant today, highlighting the complicity of the global health field with colonial domination. However, individual doctors and organizations like Doctors Without Borders have shown that they can choose to stand against oppression and injustice. By working side…

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