Mind your Language: Discursive Practices Produce Unequal Power and Control Over Infectious Disease: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Conclusions:A sustainable reduction in infectious disease in the southern countries is most likely to be achieved through tackling socioeconomic determinants. There is a need for a change in the discourse on infectious disease, and adopt a discourse that promotes self ‑determination, rather than one that reinforces the hero‑victimscenario and power inequalities.Keyword:Critical discourse, inequalities, infectious disease, poverty, power
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research