Why African suspicion of medicine is not paranoia

Unethical trials, delayed responses, and ignored diseases — Africa’s medical history explains why distrust runs deep.

Alkebulanians,

How are you doing?

This is a continuation of our dive into African birth rates and contraception. You can check out that premium post here, as well as the tons of other articles in the archive.

Gates testing new contraceptives on African women? 😳

The importance of safeguarding African women’s reproductive rights is critical to the future of our continent, yet for some reason it isn’t as major a topic for us as it is for the Western organisations that spend millions a year on contraception programs in Africa. The truth is, when outsiders accuse Africans of being “anti-science,” what they really mean is that we refuse to forget.

We remember.

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Next in this series will be: Who REALLY pays the W.H.O.?

The World Health Organisation presents itself as a global authority, but its biggest donors reveal whose interests really shape its agenda.

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Now, I’m going to take you on a dark trip down memory lane on Africa’s relationship with Western medicine.

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