Decolonization or decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby a nation establishes and maintains its domination of foreign territories.

What does Decolonising mean in healthcare?

So, decolonisation is a ground up movement where active listening is vital for hearing views of those experiencing the legacies of health care inequity, the roots of which lie in prejudices, views, beliefs and philosophies that were established during colonial rule.

What do we mean by decolonize?

Decolonization. Decolonization may be defined as the active resistance against colonial powers, and a shifting of power towards political, economic, educational, cultural, psychic independence and power that originate from a colonized nation's own indigenous culture.