Creating Health Equity One Step at a Time

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Creating Health Equity One Step at a Time

A longstanding health crisis has risen to the surface over the last year, exposing a mistrust of the healthcare system across the country. The impact of that mistrust is that […]

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BCC defends water quality

TWELVE people were on Tuesday admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital suffering from diarrhoea as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) denied that the six children who died of diarrhoea in Luveve high-density suburb could have consumed contaminated water provided by

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Op-Ed: We Will Not Be Silenced.

Murders of our black sisters and brothers either at the hands of, or sanctioned by, the state are all too

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Post-COVID-19 mental health issues may be deadly

Rates of alcoholism, depression and suicide often spike after natural disasters and can catch communities off guard, particularly African-American communities where mental health issues have long been a source of shame and

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Byo residents pursue independent water tests

BULAWAYO residents have engaged private laboratories to run independent tests on the city’s water after five children reportedly succumbed to diarrhoea due to contaminated water being pumped to Luveve high-density suburb by the local

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Grooming Brand Bevel Launches Black Mental Wellness Initiative

Amid the ongoing fight against systemic injustices and the coronavirus pandemic, the Black-owned grooming brand Bevel is putting the focus on mental health within marginalized

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Source: NewsOne

The Stigma of Mental Illness in the Black Community

This is when I realized the depth of mental health stigma in the African American

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Ecuador bets on a return to normal

Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, is starting to reopen after a 40-day country-wide lockdown and transition to social

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Source: South Florida Times

Area cities resume residential parking tickets

LOS ANGELES — As businesses slowly reopen under special COVID-19 county guidelines, several cities in Southeast Los Angeles County have restored street sweeping parking enforcement, ordered trash placed in plastic bags and opened drive-through coronavirus testing

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Tanzania coronavirus: Africa CDC hopeful 'frozen' stats will be updated

June 11: Africa CDC calls on Tanzania to share virus data

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Rwandan Oncologist Wins ASCO Life Grant

Dr Fidel Rubagumya, a Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at Rwanda Military Hospital has won a $115,000 award through the Long-term International Fellowship (LIFe) grant of the ASCO, Conquer Cancer

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Source: allAfrica.com

Still Unbroken: Acknowledging African-American Community Leaders during COVID-19

Black leaders, along with state and city officials have largely been the heroes to assume the responsibility of protecting their constituents from both the virus and federal

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Counseling Helps in Adapting to a New Norm

Some people will have a combination of positive and negative responses to situations over the cycle of the

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Newly Unemployed? Understanding Your Health Insurance Options

With millions of people nationwide filing for unemployment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals and families across the country are suddenly finding themselves without health insurance at a precarious

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Cape Town under 55 test rationing: Province explains what to do if you have Covid-19 symptoms

The Western Cape government is rationing its Covid-19 testing in Cape Town, prioritising people it considers to be most at risk amid a nationwide backlog in test results and increased demand as it approaches its Covid-19

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Africa: WHO Regional Director for Africa Pays Tribute to African Leaders On COVID-19 Fight

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, has paid tribute to African leaders for the progress they have made in their fight against COVID-19

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PANDEMIC. PROTESTS. POSSIBILITIES. | Dallas Weekly

Understand this: Until Black children, Black women, Black men, Black families, Black culture, Black institutions thrive, this cycle of palatable pain, rage, and mistrust will continue to

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COVID-19 and Protests Against Racial Injustice | Dallas Weekly

The convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which public health professionals advised people to avoid large crowds, and the mass protests over the death of George Floyd might appear to be a study in

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Top psychiatrist wants forensic facility to avoid Noel Chambers case repeat

PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Psychiatric Association (JPA) Dr Earl Wright is appealing for the establishment of a forensic psychiatric facility to be at the forefront of the Government's agenda to avoid a recurrence of what took place with Noel Chambers, the elderly man who died at the Tower Street

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Africa: Unprecedented Crisis Presents Unique Opportunities for Unprecedented Action - Machel, Okonjo-Iweala, Songwe, Ramos

There is no way Africa can face this food crisis without empowering rural women, in particular rural women’s associations, in the response to

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‘Boycott Starbucks’ Trends Once Again After Company Bans ‘Black Lives Matter’ Gear

The company vowed $1 million to “organizations promoting racial equity and more inclusive and just communities” saying organizations will be nominated by Starbucks “partners

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Source: The Urban Daily

Covid-19 in SA: Death toll hits 1 284, cases at 58 568 as 1 million tests are recorded

The country breached the one million mark for Covid-19 tests, with 1 028 399 conducted as of 11

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UPMC: A Commitment to Culturally Competent Care

UPMC is a proven integrated delivery and health finance system — the first of its kind in western Pennsylvania. We have 20 academic, community, and specialty hospitals, more than 500 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, employ 3,500 physicians, insure 2.5 million health plan members, and offer an

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Lancet says demand for test services down 70pc on virus fears

Lancet says demand for test services down 70pc on virus fears

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More health workers to be deployed as Jamaica prepares for visitors

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be increasing the deployment of health personnel across the island in preparation for the reopening of the country’s borders to international travellers on June

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3-month-old Kadoma baby catches COVID-19

Kadoma on Thursday broke the world record by having the youngest COVID-19 case — a three-month-old

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EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: Time to Work Together to Strengthen Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Black Communities

Some people will have a combination of positive and negative responses to situations over the cycle of the

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Africa: At Least 80 Million Children Under One at Risk of Diseases Such as Diphtheria, Measles and Polio as COVID-19 Disrupts Routine Vaccination Efforts, Warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF

This stark warning comes from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ahead of the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June, at which world leaders will come together to help maintain immunization programmes and mitigate the impact of the pandemic in lower-income

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Ramaphosa calls for 'all hands on deck' to fight Covid-19

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on citizens “pulling out all the stops” in the “long war” against the coronavirus as the country edged closer to the 1,000 death mark following a record daily toll jump of 60 deaths on

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Coronavirus reaches Dadaab refugee camp

Two residents of the Dadaab complex have tested positive for Covid-19, the United Nations refugee agency has

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OpEd: D.C. Must Support At-Risk Students | Afro

D.C. Councilmembers are now reviewing the mayor’s budget, which included a three percent increase in school operating costs for D.C. Public Schools and the District’s public charter schools, each of which educate about half of all city public school

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