ABSTRACT
The work of global health affords people an opportunity to engage in new and exciting life experiences, but the depth, richness and understanding of what fairness and justice mean in relation to experience can only be fully appreciated with reflection and humility. In global health programmes, the challenge is to give people the tools to recognise and critically examine their own cultural context and the influence this has on their lives. Global health practitioners and scholars must be prepared to deepen their insights into and understanding of explanatory frameworks used by patients, families, communities and colleagues as they give meaning and importance to an illness or healing event in their lives. Global health projects, learning or teaching are often framed as problem solving, helping or capacity building. Humility and the capacity to reflect on the meaning of cross-cultural experiences are key elements for developing global citizenship.
