Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare

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A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK 2023

'Prepare to be blown away' CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU, Assistant Director General at WHO

'Important and ambitious' OBSERVER

This searing and essential polemic reveals how racism and colonialism shaped science and medicine - leading to the health inequalities we see all around us today. Activist, doctor and patient, Annabel Sowemimo reinserts the stories of Black and Indigenous scientists and doctors into the historical narrative, reframing how we see the 'objective' systems we operate within. In confronting this history, she argues for better understanding of our collective past to bring about urgent change.

'Outstanding ... I can't stress the importance of this book strongly enough' JACQUELINE ROY, author of The Fat Lady Sings

'An unflinching, hugely eye-opening exploration of medicine's brutal colonial history' THE I

Reviews

'An illuminating and powerful intersectional analysis of health inequalities and racism' - i-D Magazine, All the books to be excited for in 2023

'Important and ambitious ... Divided is a necessary book ... A call to action' - Roopa Farooki, Book of the Day

'Divided is a vital call to action. With passion and expertise, Dr Sowemimo exposes the racism in modern medicine and shows us how we can - and must - transform healthcare for future generations.' - Leah Hazard

'An unflinching, hugely eye-opening exploration of medicine's brutal colonial history' - The i

'Annabel Sowemimo ... is taking the art of curating stories that matter to another level. Prepare to be blown away.' - Chikwe Ihekweazu, Assistant Director General at WHO

Author Bio

Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a doctor, activist and writer. As well as being a Sexual and Reproductive Health registrar in the NHS, she is also the founder of community-based organisation Reproductive Justice Initiative, formed to address the colonial history of sexual and reproductive health. Annabel is also a PhD candidate and Harold Moody Scholar at King's College London. Twitter: @sosowemimo.