How to improve well-being by fighting bias, discrimination and ignorance
Articles in this report were published independently and without sponsorship. The collection was made possible by the support of Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
Global players need to get more vaccines to African nations and convince more people to take them
We need to suppress the level of SARS-CoV-2 in as many humans as possible as quickly as possible
Improving newborn health is more essential now than ever
Public health specialist and physician Camara Phyllis Jones talks about ways that jobs, communities and health care leave Black Americans more exposed and less protected
The U.S. can rebuild its role in the global health landscape on the basis of equitable policies rather than exploitative ones
A physician in hard-hit South Africa points out that squelching the disease in one place means nothing if it’s raging elsewhere
Wealthy countries have bought up most of the available vaccine doses for booster shots but still have far more than they need
It’s understandable that Black Americans are wary of vaccines, but that despicable episode involved the withholding of treatment, whereas vaccines actively prevent disease...
As physicians, we believe that recognizing it begins with understanding our own privilege and biases
A study of nearly 200 U.S. medical centers found that even apparently healthy kids suffer racial disparities in complications associated with surgery
We need to establish directors for health equity at the state level
They worked to bring COVID vaccines to communities of color; they could fill other health care needs as well
Two thirds of all U.S. maternal deaths are considered preventable. Racism—not race—is a critical factor
African Americans die at a higher rate than other groups and have a harder time quitting. But new evidence-based approaches can change that
Designers should show how well instruments perform across different populations
Challenging racism’s deleterious effects requires first identifying its many forms
We need to make the development and distribution of vaccines a truly global endeavor
