Unravelling Health Disparities: The Racial Divide

Unravelling Health Disparities: The Racial Divide

“It’s the indirect act of racism that is leading to poorer outcomes for racialised groups.”


How does racism impact people’s health? And how big is this problem?


We're three years on from George Floyd's murder, which launched a wave of global protests under the banner never again. This, of course, has not been the case. We're also three years since the COVID pandemic began, which really highlighted the long-standing racial health inequalities in the UK and beyond.


In this month’s episode, Dr Halima Begum (CEO of ActionAid UK) and Delan Devakumar (Professor of Global Child Health) discuss the systemic challenges faced by people of colour, and the complex relationship between racism, health equity, and efforts for social justice.


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