Global North learning from Global South: A community-led response to mpox in New York City

Abstract

Global health practice is rooted in a colonial understanding and use of knowledge; organizations in the Global North produce knowledge for use in the Global South, whereas knowledge produced in the Global South is often overlooked in the Global North. Over the past decade, however, some of the authors of this piece have participated in a successful effort by key population civil society organizations to root global HIV program and policy guidance in the experiences of experts who practice in the Global South. We reflect on the influence of principles elaborated in this work implicitly shaped our community-led response to the global mpox epidemic as experienced in New York City.