From Academia to Action

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By Victor Jacob

What if the greatest failure of research is not that it goes unpublished, but that it goes unused?

Beyond the Shelf

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By Florence Shadrack

I had never wondered what happened to a project after it was graded.

Who Gets to Shape Global Health?

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Reflections on Decolonizing Research and Reclaiming African Voices

By Florence Shedrack

On 15 July 2026, I had the opportunity to represent Shades of Us at the webinar titled Decolonizing Global Health: Practitioner Perceptions and Pathways for Practice, facilitated by Dr. Anthony Francis Mveyange, a development economist and Director of Programs for Synergy at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). The session challenged long-held assumptions about power, partnership, and knowledge production in global health. More importantly, it challenged me to rethink what equitable collaboration should truly look like. 

Beyond the Shelf

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By Florence Shadrack

I had never wondered what happened to a project after it was graded.