Ep 44: Is The New WHO Treaty Neo-Colonialism In Public Health Disguise? With African Scholars Toby Green and Reginald Oduor

In this unique, new conversation, I talk to professor Toby Green, and professor Reginald Oduor about the impact of lockdown policies on the global South. We also discuss the WHO treaty and its potential impact on the sovereignty of countries in the global South. Prof. Reginald Oduor raises several issues, including the ideology of treating the health of individuals, the environment, and everything equally, the problem of misinformation and disinformation, emergency use authorization of pharmaceutical products, centralization of medical care, and the imposition of a Western approach to disease management. They both argue that the treaty undermines the sovereignty of poorer countries and perpetuates neocolonialism. They criticize the elitism and narrow focus of Western experts and the imposition of Western medicine on the global South. The conversation concludes with a call for a more inclusive and equitable approach to global health.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Background

01:02 The Catastrophic Impact of Lockdowns in the Global South

06:33 The Cruelty of Lockdown Policies in India

08:57 The Global South's Experience of Lockdowns

11:36 The Violation of the Implicit Promise of Globalization

21:51 The Impact of Propaganda and Fear of Death

26:13 Opposition to the WHO Treaty and Neo-Colonial Imposition

31:07 Impact on the Sovereignty of the Global South

34:05 Ethical Issues with Vaccine Policies

39:35 Xenophobia and Movement Restrictions

46:23 Imposition of Western Medicine and Knowledge

51:05 Critique of Neoliberalism and Colonialism

51:58 Maintaining Integrity in the Face of Pandemic

53:23 Closing Remarks

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