🎙️ Join us for a conversation with Xiaoxiao Jiang Kwete, a global health scholar whose groundbreaking work bridges Chinese aid, global equity, and the challenges of decolonizing health systems. Hosted by Dr. Xiaojiao Wang, this episode of Mapping Global China Conversations explores how China’s evolving global health strategy is reshaping the field.
🎙️ Guest: Xiaoxiao Jiang Kwete • Founder of a global health consultancy working on palliative care, women’s health, and global aid initiatives. • Harvard-trained expert with extensive experience in Chinese medical teams and global health strategy.
📚 Topic: China’s Role in Global Health: Integrating Aid, Strengthening Systems, and Addressing Equity.
🔍 Discussion Highlights:
- China's Health Aid in Africa Learn about China's approach to health aid, focusing on local empowerment through infrastructure development and medical team integration.
- Decolonizing Global Health A perspective into how colonial legacies shape global health and how China's non-colonial history offers fresh perspectives.
- Global Equity Challenges Explore the structural inequities in global health funding and China's potential to champion equitable partnerships.
- Lessons from Kinshasa Insights from Xiaoxiao’s fieldwork with Chinese medical teams and NGOs like MSF, explain unique strengths and limitations in addressing systemic health issues.
- Global-Local Dynamics How Chinese medical professionals navigate cultural and linguistic barriers, and what’s needed to enhance global-local collaboration.
- A Call for Training & Ethical Leadership A roadmap for improving China's global health initiatives through education, equity, and ethical storytelling.
