Using an intersectionality approach to transform health services for overlooked healthcare users and workers after covid-19

Mamothena Mothupi; Jashodhara Dasgupta; Seyede Sedighe Hosseini Jebeli; Jacqui Stevenson; Karla Berdichevsky; Sreytouch Vong; Edwine Barasa; Asha George

doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-072243

Using an intersectionality approach to transform health services for overlooked healthcare users and workers after covid-19

BMJ. 2023 Jun 7:381:e072243. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-072243.

Authors

Mamothena Mothupi¹, Jashodhara Dasgupta², Seyede Sedighe Hosseini Jebeli³, Jacqui Stevenson⁴, Karla Berdichevsky⁵, Sreytouch Vong⁶, Edwine Barasa⁷, Asha George⁸

Affiliations

¹ School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa mamothena@gmail.com.
² Nainital, India.
³ Population Health Science Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁴ United Nations University International Institute of Global Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁵ National Center for Gender Equity and Reproductive Health, Ministry of Health, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁶ Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
⁷ Health Economics Research Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
⁸ Complexity and Social Change, School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

Abstract

Intersectional analysis and action are needed to prepare for future pandemics and ensure more inclusive health services, say Mamothena Mothupi and colleagues

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Delivery of Health Care
Health Facilities
Health Personnel
Health Services
Humans
Intersectional Framework*